Gangs In Hawaii. Through the 1960s organized crime in hawaii was controlled primarily by local asian criminal organizations, mainly chinese triads, japanese yakuza, korean kkangpae, and samoan. Local authorities say they've arrested several foreign nationals.
There have been a few isolated incidents in hawaii involving motorcycle gangs but nothing on the scale of what is seen in mainland states. We are not talking about mike miske. In hawaii there are more than 140 street gangs with over 1,500 members.