According to state statutes, nowhere does it say you need to have a birth certificate as proof of identity. And for the state not to accept U.S. passports as proof is ridiculous. To me a passport is far more reliable. I think the ID people are stuck in a bureaucratic rut. Birth certificate required
before state ID is issuedYours was more a commentary than a question, but it allowed Liane Moriyama, the ID program administrator, a chance to clarify a couple of points regarding the Feb. 27 column item about state ID cards.
First, she wanted to correct the residency requirements for getting a card. You DON'T have to be a permanent resident of Hawaii, she said. You just have to provide proof of permanent residency somewhere, including foreign countries.
The problem of bus-loads of tourists giving hotel addresses in order to get kamaaina discounts led to a change in state law to require proof of permanent residency.
Regarding your comments, Moriyama said state law gives her office the authority to ask for certain documents, among them birth certificates. "Our statutory requirements for the state ID card are for the legal name," she said. That means "tracing from your birth name and any changes thereof."
Passports don't necessarily do that, she said, since the focus is on proof of citizenship.
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