This is not true in two ways. First when Obama was born this provision was not allowed. Only births in Hawaii were registered in Hawaii in 1961, and Obamas’ birth was registered in Hawaii in 1961.

Second, even today the state of Hawaii does not allow any of its documents to lie. So, when a child is born outside of Hawaii and his parents qualify as Hawaiian residents, the short-form birth certificate must say something like: “Hawaii birth certificate, location of birth: New Jersey (or wherever it was). Obama’s says that he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Re: “The true “long-form” birth certificate – which includes information such as the name of the birth hospital and attending physician – is the only document that can prove Obama was born in Hawaii, but to date he has not permitted its release for public or press scrutiny.’

But Obama cannot show it. Hawaii sends out only the short-form certifications of live birth. Only the short-form certifications to everyone. http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090606_kokua_line.html.

So, unless Obama has a copy of the original birth certificate, saved from the time of birth by his parents, and not lost since then (and many of us do lose our original birth certificate), then all that he can show is what Hawaii sends, and Hawaii sends out only the short-form certification.

The document that Obama posted and showed to FactCheck and PoliFact was confirmed by the two officials of the state when they looked into Obama’s records and found an original birth certificate. (At the time Obama was born Hawaii did not allow foreign birth certificates to be filed.) And subsequently, the spokewoman for the department spoke to the Chicago Tribune and said that the statement by the two officials was proof of birth in Hawaii.
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/11/obama_hawaaianborn_citizen_for.html