Beatrice Kapua'okalani Hilmer Krauss: an extraordinary woman
Painting of Beatrice Kapua'okalani Hilmer Krauss March 5, 2018 will mark the 20th anniversary of the passing of Beatrice Kapua'okalani Hilmer Krauss, Caroline's grand auntie. Just last week in Kauai we found some of Auntie Bea's books for sale in a museum bookstore, not an uncommon occurrence in Hawaii: Caroline with 2 of Bea Krauss' books. Bea didn't know how to type, so she typed all the drafts with one finger on a manual typewriter. I don't know a lot about Bea's past. I met her when Caroline took me on my first trip to Hawaii to meet her relatives. We drove up to the UH Lyon Arboretum, where Bea was either working or volunteering. I remember feeling under some pressure to behave myself! Over time, I came to recognize Bea Krauss as a committed, friendly, ethical, and serious person. When LDS missionaries came to her front door one day I was visiting, she seemed delighted. She brought them inside for a chit-chat and ...