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Former UPMC doctor accused of trying to kill wife on Hawaii hiking trail pleads not guilty
A former UPMC doctor accused of trying to kill his wife while on a hike in Hawaii has pleaded not guilty.
Gerhardt Konig entered a plea of not guilty during a virtual hearing on Monday, CBS Honolulu affiliate KGMB reported.
According to authorities, Konig tried to push his wife off a hiking trail and hit her in the head with a rock several times after she refused to take a selfie near the edge of a cliff near Pali Lookout. She also told police he tried to inject her with an unknown liquid. Konig was arrested after an hours-long manhunt.
He’s charged with attempted murder in the second degree and is currently being held without bail, KGMB reported. His attorney said they plan to file a motion for bail. His trial is set for June 9.
In the meantime, a judge has granted his wife’s request for a restraining order.
Who is Gerhardt Konig?
Gerhardt Konig was a doctor with the Anesthesia Medical Group in Hawaii, providing medical services to facilities on Maui, KGMB previously reported.
Before that, he was an anesthesiologist at UPMC and an assistant professor of anesthesiology and bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. UPMC said it hasn’t employed Konig for more than two years.
KDKA-TV talked to former neighbors and friends who said Konig worked at UPMC until he moved with his wife and two small children to Maui to take his dream job.
Konig’s housekeeper told KDKA-TV that she was completely shocked after hearing about the alleged attack.
“They were always polite and loving to each other. They were always kind. Never saw any anger. Never even saw anybody being upset,” Christina Ferguson said in an interview last month.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Concrete fell from the exterior of an Ala Moana Center parking structure Monday afternoon near the Kapiolani Boulevard exit, damaging a vehicle.
No injuries were reported.
Security blocked an exit lane as debris scattered across the roadway. Ala Moana Center said they are grateful no one was hurt, and the lane will remain closed while structural engineers and construction professionals assess the damage and make repairs.
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Hawaii weather: USGS revised 4.6 magnitude earthquake off Kona coast, south swell, passing showers
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced fountains of lava since it began erupting in December 2024, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
Monday marked 48 fountaining episodes, setting the record for any one eruption on Kilauea, said Katie Mulliken, a geologist and spokesperson with the observatory.
Episodes are separated by periods during which little to no lava erupts. Since lava is coming from the same vents in a crater at Kilauea’s summit, it is the same overall eruption, Mulliken said in an email.
There are several notable aspects of the current eruption, she said, including how accessible it is for viewing by residents and tourists. An eruption during the 1980s, in which 47 lava fountaining episodes occurred over about 3 1/2 years, occurred in a more remote area, she said.
The ongoing eruption is also reshaping the topography at the summit, she said.
But the lava fountains also can impact neighboring communities with volcanic fragments and ash, known as tephra.
Kilauea, located on Hawaii Island, is one of the world’s most active volcanoes.
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