In 1935, Knaack worked at the Honolulu YMCA and served as interpreter for French adventurers Joseph Tatibouet and Eric de Bisschop. Three years later, Knaack and Tatibouet were married and the couple spent their honeymoon bicycling from Berlin to the Baltic.

The Tatibouets moved to Hawai'i in 1940 and Annalie Tatibouet became the manager of the Pensacola Gardens, a cottage village that was built by her father. In 1948, Tatibouet built her first Waikiki hotel, the 15-room Royal Grove.

Over the years, she expanded the hotel to its 85 rooms. Jane Tatibouet said her mother-in-law felt that the hotel should have a tropical look, and each room was built with a wet bar and cooking and sitting areas.

In the early years, Tatibouet served as the hotel's general manager, housekeeper, reservationist and engineer. Tatibouet's hard work inspired her young son, Andre, who would follow in his mother's footsteps and later founded Aston Hotels and Resorts.

"I learned the importance of top-flight guest service, the importance of sales and obviously the most important thing, hard work. She was a very hard-working lady," Andre Tatibouet said.

Tatibouet said his mother also was a pioneer in the local hotel business and broke many barriers for women.

"She had a vision that tourism was going to be a major part of our economy and she saw that back in the '40s," he said. "In those days, getting a bank to make her a loan was a major, major project. They weren't into loaning money to women in those days. I guess she was a good salesperson and I think there were some bankers who saw this hard-working lady, a local lady, and decided to take a gamble on her.

Andre Tatibouet said his mother managed many of his hotels.

In addition to her hotel work, Annalie Tatibouet served on the board of Bishop Museum and was a member of the Friends of 'Iolani Palace, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Historic Hawai'i and the Outrigger Canoe Club. She also was a founding member of Soroptimist International of Waikiki and the Hawai'i Hotel Association.

Tatibouet is survived by children, Andre, and Stephanie McCall; sister, Ingebord Semple; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Atherton Chapel of Central Union Church. Donations may be made to the Friends of the Royal Hawaiian Band, 381 Halema'uma'u Place, Honolulu, HI 96821, or the Alliance Francaise of Hawai'i, P.O. Box 10249, Honolulu, HI 96816.