William Pūnohu White
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William Pūnohu White was a prominent Native Hawaiian politician who served in the late Hawaiian Kingdom’s government, including in high-level cabinet roles, and was active in the kingdom’s nationalist and resistance movements.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Pūnohu White canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18105659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Pūnohu White Context triple: [Hawaiian Kingdom cabinet ministers, positionHeldBy, William Pūnohu White]
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A.
John Mākini Kapena
John Mākini Kapena was a prominent 19th-century Hawaiian politician and diplomat who served in high-ranking government roles under the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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B.
Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa
Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa was a 19th-century Hawaiian figure known primarily as the hānai (adopted) son of John Owen Dominis and thus part of the extended household of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
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C.
Charles Kanaʻina
Charles Kanaʻina was a high-ranking Hawaiian noble and politician of the Kingdom of Hawaii, known for his influential role in the royal court and as the father of King Lunalilo.
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D.
Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui
Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui was a Hawaiian prince of the House of Kalākaua and younger brother of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, associated with the late Hawaiian Kingdom’s royal lineage.
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E.
Joseph Nawahi
Joseph Nāwahī was a prominent Native Hawaiian lawyer, legislator, newspaper publisher, and nationalist leader who advocated for Hawaiian sovereignty in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Pūnohu White Target entity description: William Pūnohu White was a prominent Native Hawaiian politician who served in the late Hawaiian Kingdom’s government, including in high-level cabinet roles, and was active in the kingdom’s nationalist and resistance movements.
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A.
John Mākini Kapena
John Mākini Kapena was a prominent 19th-century Hawaiian politician and diplomat who served in high-ranking government roles under the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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B.
Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa
Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa was a 19th-century Hawaiian figure known primarily as the hānai (adopted) son of John Owen Dominis and thus part of the extended household of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
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C.
Charles Kanaʻina
Charles Kanaʻina was a high-ranking Hawaiian noble and politician of the Kingdom of Hawaii, known for his influential role in the royal court and as the father of King Lunalilo.
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D.
Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui
Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui was a Hawaiian prince of the House of Kalākaua and younger brother of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, associated with the late Hawaiian Kingdom’s royal lineage.
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E.
Joseph Nawahi
Joseph Nāwahī was a prominent Native Hawaiian lawyer, legislator, newspaper publisher, and nationalist leader who advocated for Hawaiian sovereignty in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.