Two to one.

That's the legal ratio of female to male toilets required in public entertainment facilities by Honolulu's new toilet law, authored by City Council member Charles Djou.

But hold the applause. The law is much ado about nothing.

That's the real impact the law will have on the existing bathroom logjam at so-called "Group A" event facilities — the sports arenas, concert halls, movie theaters and other public buildings that cater to spectators.

Only a building looking at $500,000 in renovations will have to adhere to the new law (and there aren't any). That means, ladies, you'll still be standing in line.

So instead of cheering the new law, we should be trying to fix it. Or simply dump it.

A better law would set a specific formula for people and toilet capacity at all existing public buildings, not just the "Group A" sites. For example, for every 150 people, the standard could be set for two toilets for women, and one for men.

In existing halls and public buildings, promoters should also be asked to bring in portable toilets as reinforcements to cut down waiting times.

Finally, let's remember that portables are unisex. So put it in the code to make all permanent toilets in Group A public places in the future unisex. Toilets are there for public health and convenience and shouldn't be seen as powdering rooms, private meeting places, or as a "home away from home."

John A. Banzhaf, professor of law at George Washington University and a national expert in potty parity, said more cities are recommending adoption of unisex bathrooms, where like on an airplane, toilets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Why wait in a women's line when the men's line is empty?

The professor added that pressure from transgendered folk is forcing the unisex matter, as are a growing legion of college students accustomed to coed bathrooms.

There are innovative ways to deal with the current discrimination women face when they wait in long lines for a toilet in public. Unfortunately, none are in Honolulu's half-baked new toilet law.

Unless real changes are made to make Djou's law meaningful, it's really gotta go.