Me ke kaumaha nui i loaa mai ai ia makou, ma ka Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, ka lono o ka hala ana o ka Mea Hanohano Obie Wilchcombe i keia kakahiaka.
ʻO ka ʻoihana kālaiʻāina kaulana a Kuhina Wilchcombe ua kokoke kokoke i kanakolu mau makahiki, ua hoʻolaʻa ʻia ʻoi aku ma mua o ka hapakolu o ia mau makahiki i ke alakaʻi ʻana o ka Ministry of Tourism i kāna mau manawa ʻelua ma ke ʻano he Kuhina Kūʻai, mai 2002 – 2007 a me 2012 – 2017. ʻO kāna mau hana ʻelua ma ka Ua waiho ʻia ka hoʻokele alakaʻi i kahi hōʻailona hiki ʻole i kā mākou hui. Eia kekahi, ʻo ko Kuhina Wilchcombe ʻano ʻano pumehana a aloha i aloha nui ʻia e nā limahana ma kēlā me kēia pae o ke Kuhina.
Na ke alakaʻi koʻikoʻi a Kuhina Wilchcombe i alakaʻi i ka ulu a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi o kā mākou huakaʻi, e hoʻokiʻekiʻe nui ana i ka wāwae honua o The Bahamas a hōʻike i kā mākou moʻomeheu ikaika i ka honua. Ma lalo o kāna alakaʻi ʻana, ua hoʻonui ka Ministry of Tourism i kāna mau mākeke niche, hoʻoikaika i ka mākaʻikaʻi haʻuki, a me ka hoʻomana hoʻomana, a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka huakaʻi mai ka mākeke ʻAmelika-ʻAmelika.
He kumu hoʻohālike ke ʻano alakaʻi a Kuhina Wilchcombe, e kau mau ana i nā pono o The Bahamas a me kona poʻe ma mua. Ua manaʻoʻiʻo ʻo ia i ka hui kūkākūkā. Ua aʻo ʻo ia i nā luna kiʻekiʻe a me nā lālā ʻē aʻe o nā limahana e hōʻike ana i kona manaʻo paʻa i ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i nā Bahamian.
Ua haʻi aku ka Hon. Ua hui pū ʻo Obediah Wilchcombe i nā lālā o nā Bahami Nui i hoʻolilo i kā mākou Bahamas aloha i wahi maikaʻi. ʻAʻole hiki ke helu ʻia kāna mau haʻawina, a ua hoʻokō mau ʻo ia i ke ʻano, ka hoʻopaʻi, a me ka hanohano ma nā wahi a me nā manawa i hea ʻia ai ʻo ia.
Ke hōʻike aku nei mākou i ko mākou aloha nui i ka ʻohana o ka mea i make ʻo Hon Obediah Wilchcombe. ʻO kā mākou mau manaʻo a me kā mākou pule me ʻoe.
Ua haʻi aku ʻo Hon. I. Chester Cooper
Hope Kuhina Nui a me
Kuhina o ka Makaikai, Hookomo Waiwai & Lewa
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Minister Wilchcombe's distinguished political career spanned close to thirty years, dedicating more than a third of those years to the leadership of the Ministry of Tourism during his two tenures as Minister of Tourism, from 2002 – 2007 and 2012 – 2017.
- Minister Wilchcombe's decisive leadership drove continued growth and expansion of our destination's tourism business, significantly elevating the global footprint of The Bahamas and showcasing our vibrant culture to the world.
- Minister Wilchcombe's style of leadership was exemplary, always placing the needs of The Bahamas and its people at the forefront.
