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The 2005 Scholarship Essay Question is: 2005 HCC Honolulu Scholarship Question Landowners, both Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian, have been faced with the lease to conversion law Hawaii passed several decades ago. Recently, a bill which repealed that law was passed and signed. In 500-700 words discuss the following as it applies to the lease to conversion law: Was this a federal, state, or city law? When did it first take affect? When was it repealed? What exactly did this law permit? What has been the affect of this law in molding the face of Oahu? How has this law affected Hawaiians? What affect will the repeal of this law have on Hawaiian foundations? This question was available on March 1, 2005. DO NOT RESPOND TO PAST YEARS' QUESTIONS. RESPONSES TO THE WRONG QUESTION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR SCHOLARSHIP. Essay responses should be two pages (type-written and double-spaced). It is recommended that you use a font such as Courier and a font size of either 10pt or 12pt. For more information, see the HCCH Application. For examples of responses to previous essay questions, please click here.