Te Whā Tekau Tau O Te Rōpū O P.P.S.E.A.W.A. Fortieth Anniversary of P.P.S.E.A.W.A. na M. Te Kawa Nō te 12 o ngā rā o ākuhata 1968, e rua tekau mā toru ngā mema o te Pan Pacific o Niu Tīreni ka rere atu i Aotearoa ki Honolulu ki te whā tekau tau o P.P.E.A.-A.W.A. E waru ngā mema o te rōpū wāhine Māori i haere. Ko Whiu Tawhai, Perle Winter, Rora Ngata, Hera Motu, Ngapare Hopa, Ema Grooby, Maora Tamihana me tō rātau kaiārahi, Maraea Te Kawa. He pōwhiri motuhake nā te Perehitini nā Mrs Lucas ki te rōpū wāhine. Te taunga atu ki Honolulu e tū mai ana ngā mema o Hawaii me ngā ‘leis’ mō te rōpū o Niu Tīreni. Te wera o ngā rā e whitu tekau—ā, i haere atu rā hoki mātau i roto i te mātao, he wūru ngā kākahu. Tō mātau whare noho ki Wilcox Hall i te Mid Pacific Institute. He kāinga ātaahua, te kakara o te rākau, he poutāpeta, he pēke moni mō ngā tarakete. Ka mutu te rehita, ka haere mātau ki ō mātau rūma moe, tōku hoa nō Korea. Te kākahu o tēnei whenua he ‘muumu’. Te pō tuatahi ko ngā manaaki a te Perehitini, ā, ka tuku hoki ngā iwi tekau mā rua i ngā Haki me ngā mihi o ō rātau whenua. Ngā mihi o Niu Tīreni, nā Mrs Atmore i tuku i roto i te reo Pākehā, nāku nā Maraea Te Kawa, i roto i tō tātau reo Māori. Nā Ema Grooby i tuku te hōro he poutama te tauira, nā Maora Tamihana ētahi o ngā ‘gem stones’ o Niu Tīreni me te pounamu ki te Perehitini. Nō tētahi rangi, ka whakapuaretia e te Hon. Kawana Burns o Hawaii te hui, ā, i tukua mai te hōnore ki Niu Tīreni, nāku i tuku te ‘lei’ ki te Kāwana. On 12 August 1968, 23 members of the Pan Pacific Association of New Zealand left Aotearoa to attend the fortieth anniversary of the Pan Pacific South East Asian Women's Association in Honolulu. Eight members of the Maori Women's Welfare League under the leadership of Mrs Maraea Te Kawa received a special invitation from the International President, Mrs Lucas. After welcoming the delegation and presenting each one with a frangipani ‘lei’, delegates were taken to the Mid Pacific Institute overlooking the Manoa Valley, the conference headquarters with postal and bank facilities. The daily temperature was 70 to 80 degrees, something new to New Zealanders who travelled in woollies. Wilcox Hall midst golden shower trees and Money Pod was set in a peaceful valley, its air filled with perfume from Plumeria and many other sweet-scented shrubs and foliage. After registration, room keys were issued with a special souvenir from the Bank of Hawaii. My room-mate was a Korean business woman. All meals were light and tasty—refreshing drinks, mostly iced tea—dress mainly ‘muumu’ on account of the high temperature. The President, Mrs Lucas, and the President of the Hawaiian Chapter welcomed all delegates from 12 nations, who replied after presenting their country's colours (flag). On behalf of the New Zealand delegation, Mrs Atmore replied in English, and Mrs Te Kawa replied in Maori. Mrs Grooby presented a New Zealand rug with a ‘poutama’ pattern to the National President. A chain of office made from New Zealand gem stones and greenstone was also presented by Mrs Tamihana and other members of P.P.A. of New Zealand. The opening of the conference was the placing of 12 flags by local Girl Guides and a minute's silence for members who had passed on. The Hon. John Burns. Governor of the State of Hawaii, then opened the