Gerhardt Konig was convicted of attempted manslaughter by a Honolulu jury following an attack on his wife during a birthday hike on the Pali Puka Trail.The anesthesiologist allegedly attempted to push Arielle Konig off a cliff and strike her with a rock after learning of her emotional affair.Two hikers intervened to save the woman during the March 2025 incident while the defendant claimed he acted in self-defense.The former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center professor now faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the violent confrontation.