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HONOLULU — Five Hawaii Democratic representatives want to pass a law making President Barack Obama’s birth records public and charge $100 to see them. The bill, introduced this week, would change a privacy law barring the release of birth records to anyone unless they have a tangible interest.
Its sponsor, Rep. Rida Cabanilla, says she wants to end the controversy around Obama’s birth. She says the fee would help offset the extra work by state employees who handle frequent phone calls and e-mails from people who believe Obama wasn’t born in Hawaii.
