This is an unusual comment coming from a guy (and an upstanding guy at that) who is very against putting public information on the internet.  If indeed the State of Hawaii does not make birth records public, I think the question is "why would" he allow this, not "why won't he".  Haven't we heard all kinds of negative things that can and do happen when public information is for everyone to see.  And if what you think is true of Hawaii, it is not even public information.

Sauce for the goose