QUESTION: How Did Official Hawaiian Documents Record the Race of Blacks in 1961?

I raise this question because the long-form Certificate of Live Birth released by the White House today describes Obama Sr.'s race as "African."  That word is common in today's usage, but because political correctness has renamed many cultural groups over time, was that the designation used for all black babies born at Kapiolani Hospital in the 1960s?  Perhaps someone will release their birth certificate from that time as a comparison.  In the meantime, I'm still searching for an answer.

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Interestingly, in the September 1968 issue of Ebony Magazine, on page 27, there is an article titled "The Negro In Hawaii".  Throughout the article, the author never uses the term African, just "Negro."  The article offers a balanced debate about the pros and cons of being a "Negro" in paradise.  If black people of the 1960s era referred to themselves as "Negro," did the hospitals record the births of black babies as "Negro?"

Here's an excerpt from the article:

The interviewer asked how they would feel about having a Negro as a co-worker. The answer was unanimous: no problem. When asked how they would feel about a Negro as their immediate supervisor, again the answer was unanimous: no problem.


How they would feel if a Negro bought the house next door? A few had doubts, but again the majority fully accepted the possibility.


But then came the question: how would they feel if their daughter dated a Negro . . . or if she married a Negro. Suddenly the picture changed: the great majority drew the line here. They said, in effect, no dice.


How would they characterize Hawaii's attitude toward the Negro? Prejudiced, unprejudiced or partly prejudiced? They stated unanimously: partly prejudiced.


"People want equality for the Negro," said one, "so long as it doesn't affect them personally."


One local Caucasian believed that Hawaii tolerates the Negro because of the small number living here, but that the state still does not accept them.

So, if the state didn't accept black people, would it be reasonable to think that they probably listed a black child's race on a birth certificate as "Negro," rather than African?

What do you think?