Maui doctor accused of trying to kill wife on hike is found guilty of attempted manslaughter

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Source: NBC News

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Maui doctor accused of trying to kill wife on hike is found guilty of attempted manslaughter

Gerhardt Konig was convicted of attempted manslaughter based upon extreme mental or emotional disturbance. He claimed he acted in self-defense

April 8, 2026, 8:34 PM EDT / Updated April 8, 2026, 9:34 PM EDT
By Tim Stelloh, Sossy Dombourian and Marlene Lenthang

The Hawaii doctor charged with trying to kill his wife during an Oahu birthday hike last year was convicted Wednesday of attempted manslaughter based upon extreme mental or emotional disturbance.

The unanimous verdict came after the Honolulu County jury deliberated for more than eight hours. It did not convict Dr. Gerhardt Konig on the higher charge of second-degree attempted murder.

Konig closed his eyes and bowed his head when the verdict was read. When he sat down, he covered his face with his hand and his attorney put a consoling arm on his shoulder. ... He faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 13. Konig will be held at the O’ahu Community Correctional Center until sentencing.

The conviction caps a roughly three-week trial during which Konig and Arielle Konig offered sharply contrasting accounts of the events of March 24, 2025 — her birthday.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maui-doctor-attempted-murder-wife-birthday-hike-rcna266990

[oasis]

1. The testimony must've been quite interesting.

[wolfie001]

2. I sure hope he gets the maximum for that crime. 20 years

Should be longer. Vicious attack. Thank gawd for the heroic 2 ladies that hurried to her screams.

[csusan]

3. Max. Probation up to 10 yrs.

Personally I feel he should have been convicted of 2nd degree but as usual men get the benefit of the doubt. I think he will have to give up his medical license. Hoping that's true.

[live love laugh]

4. Sounds similar to another Dateline-like story

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/american-woman-missing-husband-reports-fell-overboard-bahamas-rcna266823

[Aussie105]

5. When you feel inclined to murder your wife . . .

divorce is probably a safer option.

[iemanja]

6. That means they acquitted him of the attempted second-degree murder charge.