PART II. CERTIFICATES OF HAWAIIAN BIRTH

 

§338-41  Issuance; procedure.  (a)  Thedepartment of health may make regulations respecting the form of Hawaiian birthcertificates and certified copies of such certificates and other mattersrelating to Hawaii birth certificates as appear necessary and the regulations,when approved and made in accordance with chapter 91, shall have the force oflaw.  The department shall furnish the form of the certificates and copies madetherefrom.

(b)  Any certificate of Hawaiian birth issuedheretofore under or by virtue of any law of the Territory of Hawaii or theState, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. [L 1911, c96, §1; am L 1923, c 246, §1; RL 1925, §196; am L 1927, c 202, §1; RL 1935,§7610; RL 1945, §12910; am L 1951, c 132, §1; RL 1955, §57-40; am L Sp 1959 2d,c 1, §9; am L 1965, c 96, §39; HRS §338-41; am L 1970, c 11, §1; am L 1972, c66, §1(4)]

 

Case Notes

 

  Prima facie evidence overcome by competent evidence ofnonidentification.  4 U.S.D.C. Haw. 258.

  Certificate not controlling upon U.S. immigration officialsre admission of Chinese.  217 F. 48; 35 Op. U.S. Att. Gen. 69.