User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in Hawaii
| Public toilets in Hawaii | |
|---|---|
 Toilets in a room on 22nd floor of the Diamond Head Tower at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort and Spa in Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu | |
| Language of toilets | |
| Local words | washroom restroom john |
| Men's toilets | Men |
| Women's toilets | Women |
| Public toilet statistics | |
| Toilets per 100,000 people | 23 (2021) |
| Total toilets | ?? |
| Public toilet use | |
| Type | Western style sit toilet |
| Locations | public accomodations hotels stores restaurants coffee shops |
| Average cost | ??? |
| Often equipped with | ??? |
| Percent accessible | ??? |
| Date first modern public toilets | ??? |
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Public toilets in Hawaii, commonly called washrooms, are found at a rate of around 23 public toilets per 100,000 people.
Public toilets
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washroom is one of the most commonly used words for public toilet in the United States.[1] Euphemisms are often used to avoid discussing the purpose of toilets. Words used include toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory and john.[2]
A 2021 study found there were 23 public toilets per 100,000 people.[3] A 2021 study found there were ten public toilets per 100,000 people.[4] The cleanest public toilets at a gas station in Hawaii, according to the GasBuddy, in 2019 were found at Aloha Petroleum.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] The lack of public toilets in Honolulu had a flow on effect of hurting the city's tourist industry.[7]
History
[edit]Public toilets, made from masonry and galvanized iron were built at Uwekahuna and Halemaumau in the late 1920s.[8]
The oceanside tract of Fort DeRussy was used extensively in the 1980s as a public civilian and military space, and included public toilets.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Hess, Nico (2019-08-04). Introducing Global Englishes. Scientific e-Resources. ISBN 978-1-83947-299-2.
- ^ Farb, Peter (2015-08-19). Word Play: What Happens When People Talk. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-101-97129-1.
- ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Adams, Kirby. "Hitting the road? Here's a list of the nicest gas station bathrooms in each state". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Baldwin, P. C. (2014-12-01). "Public Privacy: Restrooms in American Cities, 1869-1932". Journal of Social History. 48 (2): 264–288. doi:10.1093/jsh/shu073. ISSN 0022-4529.
- ^ a b "Wound Care and Public Toilets in Honolulu, Please". Hawai'i Public Radio. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Service, United States National Park (1930). Report of the Director of the National Park Service to the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ended ... U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Investigations, United States Congress House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on (1987). Present Use, Requirements, and Future Utilization of Fort DeRussy, Hawaii: Report of the Subcommittees on Investigations, Readiness, and Military Installations and Facilities of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session. U.S. Government Printing Office.
