User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in Hawaii

Public toilets in Hawaii, commonly called washrooms, are found at a rate of around 23 public toilets per 100,000 people.

Public toilets
washroom is one of the most commonly used words for public toilet in the United States. Euphemisms are often used to avoid discussing the purpose of toilets. Words used include toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory and john.

A 2021 study found there were 23 public toilets per 100,000 people. A 2021 study found there were ten public toilets per 100,000 people. The cleanest public toilets at a gas station in Hawaii, according to the GasBuddy, in 2019 were found at Aloha Petroleum.

Public toilets are often located in semi-private public accommodations like hotels, stores, restaurants and coffee shops instead of being street level municipal maintained facilities. Honolulu has a lack of public toilets serving the city's homeless population. In the Chinatown area, the lack of public toilets was particularly acute during the Covid-19 pandemic as many restaurants closed down, further limiting toilet access for homeless people. The lack of public toilets in Honolulu had a flow on effect of hurting the city's tourist industry.

History
Public toilets, made from masonry and galvanized iron were built at Uwekahuna and Halemaumau in the late 1920s.

The oceanside tract of Fort DeRussy was used extensively in the 1980s as a public civilian and military space, and included public toilets.