Maui County Council
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The Maui County Council is the legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policy, and overseeing the budget for Maui County in Hawaii.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maui County Council canonical | 2 |
| Maui County government offices | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3751899 — 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)
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Target entity: Maui County Council Context triple: [Wailuku, governingBody, Maui County Council]
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A.
Honolulu City Council
The Honolulu City Council is the elected legislative body that enacts laws, sets policy, and oversees the budget for the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii.
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B.
Maui County
Maui County is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii that encompasses the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi (except Kalaupapa), Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, and several smaller islets, with Wailuku as its county seat.
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C.
Leelanau County Board of Commissioners
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners is the elected legislative and policy-making body responsible for overseeing county government operations and budgets in Leelanau County, Michigan.
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D.
County of Kauaʻi government
The County of Kauaʻi government is the local administrative authority responsible for providing public services, enforcing regulations, and managing county affairs on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi (and often the neighboring island of Niʻihau).
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E.
Honolulu County
Honolulu County is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Hawaii that encompasses the island of Oʻahu, including the city of Honolulu and its surrounding communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Maui County Council Target entity description: The Maui County Council is the legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policy, and overseeing the budget for Maui County in Hawaii.
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A.
Honolulu City Council
The Honolulu City Council is the elected legislative body that enacts laws, sets policy, and oversees the budget for the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii.
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B.
Maui County
Maui County is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii that encompasses the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi (except Kalaupapa), Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, and several smaller islets, with Wailuku as its county seat.
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C.
Leelanau County Board of Commissioners
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners is the elected legislative and policy-making body responsible for overseeing county government operations and budgets in Leelanau County, Michigan.
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D.
County of Kauaʻi government
The County of Kauaʻi government is the local administrative authority responsible for providing public services, enforcing regulations, and managing county affairs on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi (and often the neighboring island of Niʻihau).
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E.
Honolulu County
Honolulu County is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Hawaii that encompasses the island of Oʻahu, including the city of Honolulu and its surrounding communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county council
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ local government body ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | Mayor of Maui County ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | nonpartisan elections ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of Maui County ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Maui County ⓘ |
| governs |
Lānaʻi
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Lānaʻi
Maui ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Maui
Molokaʻi ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Molokaʻi (Maui County portion)
Kahoʻolawe ⓘ
surface form:
Kahoʻolawe (uninhabited island in Maui County)
Maui County ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve annual operating budget
ⓘ
approve capital improvement budget ⓘ create, amend, and repeal county ordinances ⓘ establish county departments and programs by ordinance ⓘ levy and adjust certain county taxes and fees ⓘ override mayoral veto with sufficient votes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Maui County
ⓘ
surface form:
Maui County, Hawaii
|
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Charter of the County of Maui ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | county level ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maui
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Maui
Maui County ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ
surface form:
State of Hawaii
|
| meetingCity | Wailuku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingIsland | Maui ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
Maui County Courthouse
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalana O Maui Building (Maui County Building)
|
| partOf | Government of Maui County ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Maui County
ⓘ
surface form:
Maui County, State of Hawaii
|
| responsibility |
adopting land use and zoning ordinances
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adopting the Maui County budget ⓘ appropriating funds for county departments and programs ⓘ approving capital improvement projects budget ⓘ confirming certain mayoral appointments ⓘ enacting county ordinances ⓘ establishing property tax rates in Maui County ⓘ holding public hearings on legislation ⓘ overseeing county finances ⓘ providing legislative oversight of county agencies ⓘ setting county policy ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Hawaii state law
ⓘ
Charter of the County of Maui ⓘ
surface form:
Maui County Charter
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| website | https://www.mauicounty.gov/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maui County Council Description of subject: The Maui County Council is the legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policy, and overseeing the budget for Maui County in Hawaii.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maui County government offices