Hawaii - state health official says she has ` ` no doubt '' that Obama was born in Honolulu . Obama in 2008 produced a certification of live birth , a legally binding document . CNN 's Alan Silverleib contributed to this report . Many family acquaintances remember the president 's birth in 1961 in Hawaii . Some critics of the president continue to express concern about his country of birth .
Hawaii - state health official says she has ` ` no doubt '' that Obama was born in Honolulu . Obama in 2008 produced a certification of live birth , a legally binding document . Many family acquaintances remember the president 's birth in 1961 in Hawaii . Some critics of the president continue to express concern about his country of birth .