To add a little realism. The long form birth certificate was 'released' by the Hawaiian Department of Statistics and then the President was granted the 'right' to publish the Certificate of Live Birth. That may not have happened if for any reason the 'long form' would have indicated sensitive information. In the case of President Obama's Certificate of Live Birth, he is the only living relative. If he would benefit by its publication then it was the correct decision to allow publication of the certificate. To demand every person in the country use their Certificate of Live Birth rather than their Birth Certificate may prove a hurdle to citizenship, passports and voting rights.
I appreciate Hawaii being generous with their statistical records in this case.
