Hawaii Anesthesiologist Convicted of Attempted Manslaughter

A Honolulu jury convicted Hawaii anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig of attempted manslaughter on Wednesday after a three-week trial stemming from a violent attack on his wife during a cliffside hike on Oahu last year. The 47-year-old Maui resident, originally charged with attempted second-degree murder, was found guilty of the lesser offense based on extreme mental or emotional disturbance. The incident occurred on March 24, 2025, Arielle Konig's 36th birthday, along the remote Pali Puka Trail in Nuuanu, where the couple had traveled from Maui for what was intended as a celebratory weekend.

Prosecutors argued that Konig, driven by jealousy over his wife's emotional affair with a coworker, meticulously planned the assault. Investigators uncovered digital evidence on his laptop, including Reddit searches and posts about cheating, anger, and divorce, as well as queries for "kill," "death," "cliff," and "fall" related to the trail. Authorities also found he had purchased a voice-activated recorder and created a Dropbox folder labeled "Divorce." During the hike near a scenic lookout, Arielle Konig testified that her husband grabbed her arm after she hesitated during a selfie, then...