Hawaii also issues Certification of Live
Births to children born abroad upon the registration by a family member
of the birth. A Hawaiian Certification of Live Birth is issued to
children who are United States “natural born” citizens as well as
“naturalized” citizens, who did not qualify for “natural born” status.
Take for instance, Maya Soetoro, Mr. Obama’s half-sister who was born in
Jakarta, Indonesia in 1970, she too has a Certification of Live Birth,
however, she is not a United States “natural born” citizen.