If my theory is correct, in that the ones responsible for the most recent homicide in Waikiki were formally members of teen street gangs who used to hang out in Chinatown, getting to the root cause of the problem must involve a concerted effort by the community to get these teens assimilated into society ASAP. Whether we admit it or not, new immigrant groups have been systematically discriminated against. For example, during the 1800s, this included the Chinese and Italian immigrants. Near the end of the 1800s and early 1900s it was eastern European immigrants and in the late twentieth century, it was Asians and Latin Americans. Within these groups were a segment that engaged in violent crime as there are several factors working against them to make them more prone to breaking the law, including the inability to speak English fluently and minimal education which equates to low-paying jobs. With Hawaii's high cost of living some feel they have no choice but to resort to a life of crime.