William S. Richardson School of Law

E232974

graduate school law school public law school

William S. Richardson School of Law is the public law school of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, known for its focus on Pacific-Asian legal studies, environmental law, and Native Hawaiian rights.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
William S. Richardson School of Law canonical	4
University of Hawaii law school	1
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1448915 — 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 S. Richardson School of Law
Context triple: [University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, hasSchool, William S. Richardson School of Law]

A. Beasley School of Law
Beasley School of Law is the law school of Temple University in Philadelphia, known for its strong trial advocacy program and practical, skills-focused legal education.
B. James E. Rogers College of Law
James E. Rogers College of Law is the University of Arizona’s law school, known for its programs in legal education, research, and public service.
C. Kline School of Law
Kline School of Law is the law school of Drexel University in Philadelphia, known for its experiential, practice-focused legal education and strong co-op programs.
D. Lincoln Alexander School of Law
The Lincoln Alexander School of Law is a relatively new, practice-oriented law school in Toronto, Canada, emphasizing innovation, equity, and access to justice within its legal education programs.
E. Levin College of Law
Levin College of Law is the University of Florida’s law school, known for its programs in environmental and tax law and its role as a leading public legal institution in the southeastern United States.
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 S. Richardson School of Law
Target entity description: William S. Richardson School of Law is the public law school of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, known for its focus on Pacific-Asian legal studies, environmental law, and Native Hawaiian rights.

A. Beasley School of Law
Beasley School of Law is the law school of Temple University in Philadelphia, known for its strong trial advocacy program and practical, skills-focused legal education.
B. James E. Rogers College of Law
James E. Rogers College of Law is the University of Arizona’s law school, known for its programs in legal education, research, and public service.
C. Kline School of Law
Kline School of Law is the law school of Drexel University in Philadelphia, known for its experiential, practice-focused legal education and strong co-op programs.
D. Lincoln Alexander School of Law
The Lincoln Alexander School of Law is a relatively new, practice-oriented law school in Toronto, Canada, emphasizing innovation, equity, and access to justice within its legal education programs.
E. Levin College of Law
Levin College of Law is the University of Florida’s law school, known for its programs in environmental and tax law and its role as a leading public legal institution in the southeastern United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	graduate school ⓘ law school ⓘ public law school ⓘ
accreditedBy	American Bar Association ⓘ
affiliation	University of Hawaiʻi System ⓘ linked to: University of Hawaiʻi system
campus	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus ⓘ linked to: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
city	Honolulu ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasizes	Indigenous rights ⓘ community service ⓘ public interest law ⓘ
focusesOn	Native Hawaiian rights ⓘ Pacific-Asian legal studies ⓘ environmental law ⓘ
governedBy	Board of Regents of the University of Hawaiʻi ⓘ
hasClinic	Native Hawaiian rights clinic ⓘ environmental law clinic ⓘ family law clinic ⓘ immigration law clinic ⓘ
hasLibrary	law library ⓘ
hasMission	advancing Native Hawaiian rights and self-determination ⓘ promoting environmental stewardship through law ⓘ serving the legal needs of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific ⓘ
hasProgramStrength	comparative law in the Asia-Pacific ⓘ environmental and natural resources law ⓘ ocean and coastal law ⓘ
hasSpecialization	Environmental Law certificate ⓘ Native Hawaiian Law certificate ⓘ Pacific-Asian Legal Studies certificate ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Honolulu, Hawaii ⓘ linked to: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
locatedOn	island of Oʻahu ⓘ linked to: Oahu
memberOf	Association of American Law Schools ⓘ
namedAfter	William S. Richardson ⓘ
namesakeOccupation	Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court ⓘ
offersProgram	Juris Doctor ⓘ Master of Laws ⓘ certificate programs ⓘ dual degree programs ⓘ
partOf	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ⓘ
regionServed	Asia-Pacific ⓘ Pacific region ⓘ
state	Hawaii ⓘ
typeOfInstitution	public ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa → hasSchool → William S. Richardson School of Law ⓘ

Laurence Silberman → taughtAt → University of Hawaii law school ⓘ

subject linked to: Judge Laurence Silberman

linked to: William S. Richardson School of Law

Florence T. Nakakuni → educatedAt → William S. Richardson School of Law ⓘ

Edward H. Kubo Jr. → educatedAt → William S. Richardson School of Law ⓘ

William S. Richardson → namesakeOf → William S. Richardson School of Law ⓘ

Mari Matsuda → hasTaughtAt → University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law ⓘ