If you’re looking for good vibes in the fighting game community, there’s no better place to look than HawaiianShirtMan, but he has been absent for a minute now.
It seems Mai Shiranui’s release in Street Fighter 6 was enough to bring HawaiianShirtMan back to the party, however.
The most infectious smile in the FGC is back to streaming after seemingly multiple months away, and he’s putting in some work with the new DLC character.
HawaiianShirtMan is in Master with Modern Mai, which is nothing to scoff at since the number one player online reached the peak with Modern Mai too.
Having quick access to her fan mixups and instant reversal seem to be a pretty nice boon for the alternate controls as well as her corner carry.
To go along with his return to streaming, HSM also put out a one-minute “highlight” that’s been getting some attention dancing it up with two fans.
GET YOU A FAN CAUSE MAI MAKING IT HOT IN STREET FIGHTER 6!!!!!!! SO FUN!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/nWpNUNV6HS
— HawaiianShirtMan (@HawaiianShirtMn) February 11, 2025
HawaiianShirtMan made a name for himself as the stylish and wild Zeku player in Street Fighter 5 before moving to Dee Jay in Street Fighter 6 for the first season though we didn’t see a whole lot out of him in Season 2.
It appears he may be trading in those maracas for fans now, however, which we’ll be down for if that means more HSM in our lives.
So start you day out with a smile plus some grooves and give HawaiianShirtMan’s full Twitch archive a watch, and check him out on X/Twitter and YouTube as well.
Source: Event Hubs
