After a month of loneliness and heartbreak, Hawaii was slowly making his way to recovery even though he had his own weird ways of doing it. That consisted of drinking from dusk till dawn, whether be blood or whiskey but just anything to satisfy his cravings.
He embraced his vampire nature and roamed within the shadows, attended bonfires with students of Warlington and managed to sneak one or two for a bite. Blood became an anchor for him to feel like himself and forget Alice, so he fed.
It became so much that Nina became worried about him, but everytime she consulted him he would gladly tell her "I have it in control, I am not going to lose myself. I am just grieving I'll stop" but he never showed any signs of stopping or slowing down.
With the presence of the first species vampires in town, it was dangerous for them to roll around town. Especially for Nina and Hawaii who could easily be compelled by them.