- Ua kapa ʻia ʻo Saint Lucia ma hope o Saint Lucy o Syracuse, kahi inoa i hāʻawi ʻia i ka ʻāina i ka wā ma lalo o ka mana o Farani
- Ua hoʻonui ʻia ka paukū ʻo “ʻO ia ʻo Saint Lucia” no ka International Wahine Wahine e hoʻonui ai i ka ʻike no nā wahine ʻo Saint Lucian keu i ko lākou kahua.
- ʻO ka International Wahine Wahine kahi manawa e hoʻomaopopo ai i nā mea kūleʻa a me nā hāʻawi a nā wahine Saint Lucian e hana nei i ka honua
ʻO ka mokupuni ʻo Saint Lucia i ka Caribbean kahi aupuni kū hoʻokahi ma ka honua i kapa ʻia ma hope o ka wahine. Ke neʻe nei i ke kui kele a hoʻolauleʻa i ka lā International Wahine ma Malaki 8th, ka ʻO Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) ke hoʻonui nei i ka hoʻolaha "ʻO Saint Lucia" ia me kahi hoʻohanohano wikiō hoʻouluulu i ka hoʻomau ʻana i ka hana e hōʻikeʻike i nā wahine o Saint Lucian a puni ka honua. Hōʻike ka ʻaoʻao pae pae o ka hoʻokūkū i nā wahine, me ka hoʻohui ʻia o nā hoʻolaha pāʻoihana hoʻolaʻa ʻia mai Malaki 1st - 8th, 2021.
Ua kapa ʻia ʻo Saint Lucia ma hope o Saint Lucy o Syracuse, kahi inoa i hāʻawi ʻia i ka ʻāina i ka wā ma lalo o ka mana o Farani. Ma waho aʻe o ka inoa o kahi wahine wale nō i kapa ʻia no ka wahine, ʻo Saint Lucia kekahi i kapa ʻia ʻo "Helen o nā West Indies." Ua lanakila ke kūʻokoʻa o Saint Lucia ma hope o nā kaua he nui no ka kaohi ma waena o ka poʻe Farani a me Pelekane. Ua loaʻa ka inoa kapakapa ma hope o ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana o kahi mea kākau moʻolelo Pelekane ʻo Saint Lucia i ka Helene Helene o Troy no ka mea mitolohi Helene no ka mea ʻo ia pū kekahi i hoʻouluulu i kahi pūʻali koa holoʻokoʻa.
Ua hoʻonui ʻia ka paukū ʻo “ʻO ia ʻo Saint Lucia” no ka International Wahine Wahine e hoʻonui ai i ka ʻike no nā wahine ʻo Saint Lucian keu i ko lākou kahua. Paipai ʻia ka poʻe mai kahakai-i-kahakai-i-kahakai e hoʻohana i ka hashtag #SheisSaintLucia e inoa, hoʻohanohano a hoʻolauleʻa i nā wahine i ko lākou ola a me nā kaiāulu nāna ka hana a me ka hopena e hoʻonāukiuki iā lākou.
Ua hōʻuluʻulu ʻo Saint Lucia Tourism Authority i kahi makana wikiō i nā wahine o Saint Lucian ma ke ʻano he kumu hoʻoulu manaʻo, e hōʻailona ana i kēlā me kēia ʻāpana ʻo ia ʻo Saint Lucia. E hānai ʻo ia i kāu hana me nā ʻono i ʻākoakoa mai ka honua, ke kai, a me nā ʻāina mamao.
Aia nā wikiō ʻumikūmālima mau wahine Saintblian trailblazing ma United States, Canada, United Kingdom, a me Saint Lucia. Aia i loko o ka wikiō ke ʻano kīwī ʻo Traci Melchor; ʻoihana wahine, Karlyn Percil; ʻO Chef Victoria Alexander o Ti KayLa Foods; ka mea kākau a me ka haʻi ʻōlelo hoʻoikaika, Loverly Sheridan; Natalie John o Dreamy Weddings; ʻO ka loea o ka Hoʻomaʻamaʻa mua, Laura Henry-Allain MBE; mea hoʻolele leo, Brenda Emmanus; ʻO Team Sprint Nui Pelekane, Imani-Lara Lansiquot; Hoʻolālā Hoʻolālā, Keithlin Caroo; ʻO Bay Gardens General Manger, Waltrude Patrick; ʻO Saint Lucia ke Kauka Lapaʻau Nui, ʻo Dr Sharon Belmar-George; Kahuhipa i kākau inoa ʻia, ʻo Julietta Frederick; Luna Inflight, Daina Lambert; Pilot, Liz Jennings Clark; a me nā lā hoʻomaha lā ʻole, ʻo Erwin Louisy.
"ʻO ka International Wahine Wahine kahi manawa e hoʻomaopopo ai i nā hana kūleʻa a me nā hāʻawi a nā wahine Saint Lucian e hoʻolālā nei i ka honua," i ʻōlelo ʻia e ka Mea Hanohano Dominic Fedee, ke Kuhina Hoʻomākaʻikaʻi o Saint Lucia.
"Ma ke ʻano he mokupuni wale nō i kapa ʻia ma hope o ka wahine, ʻo kā mākou inoa inoa mākaʻikaʻi ʻo" Saint Lucia, LET HER INSPIRE YOU ". Kūkulu ʻia ke ʻano o ka momona ma ka hoʻoulu ʻana i ka poʻe kipa ma o kāna 'ʻike'. ʻO ka mea e hele mai i kona ʻāina e ʻohiʻohi i nā mea hoʻomanaʻo hoʻomanaʻo e hoʻomau i ka hoʻoulu i ka hana no ke ola holoʻokoʻa. "
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Moving the needle forward and celebrating International Women's Day on March 8th, the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) is amplifying the “She is Saint Lucia” campaign with an inspiring video tribute in a continued effort to spotlight Saint Lucian women around the world.
- The island of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean is the only sovereign nation in the world to be named after a woman.
- Saint Lucia was named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse, a name bestowed upon the country when it was under French ruleThe “She is Saint Lucia” campaign has been enhanced for International Women's Day to raise awareness for Saint Lucian women excelling in their fields.
