One year after she survived an alleged murder attempt by her husband during her birthday trip to Hawaii, Arielle Konig testified against him in court during the trial.
Konig, 37, took the stand before a jury on Tuesday, March 24, to testify against her husband, Gerhardt Konig, who has been accused of attempting to push her off a cliff in Oahu, Hawaii. The couple was in Oahu at the time of the incident to celebrate Arielle’s birthday on March 24, 2025.
Arielle told the judge that she survived the alleged attack after hikers nearby heard her screaming for help and called 911, according to a live stream of the hearing, shared by Court TV.
“I felt hopeful that this was a turning point for us in our marriage, and that this was going to be a nice trip and kind of started the next chapter for us,” Arielle told the courtroom about the trip.
She also recalled the details of the events that led to the attack during her testimony. Arielle said that Gerhardt, 47, allegedly took her on a hike on a steep cliff. During the hike, she said she refused to go up an elevation because she was scared of how steep it was.
Arielle went on to tell the court that she later took a photo with Gerhardt — who worked as a doctor in Maui — against a steep cliff, which she said made her feel uneasy. She then said she asked Gerhardt to step aside so she could move away from the edge.
As she began to walk toward her husband, Arielle claimed that Gerhardt grabbed her by her arms and said, “I’m so f**king done with this s**t” and “get back over there.”
Gerhardt then allegedly got on top of her. “He was first trying to pull me closer to the cliff,” Arielle said, adding that she then saw a syringe in his hand as he instructed her to “hold still.”
“F**k you, you’re done,” Gerhardt allegedly said as he held her down. “I’m so sick of your s**t.”
Arielle explained that she tried to stop Gerhardt by talking about their children. “Our kids will be orphans,” she recalled telling him. “You’ll go to jail and I’ll be dead; our kids need us.”
She then claimed that Gerhardt said, “You’re done. We don’t need you anymore.”
Arielle said that Gerhardt appeared to calm down slightly as she spoke about their kids. However, she said he then took a few deep breaths and started hitting her with rocks.
Gerhardt allegedly stopped hitting her after two hikers nearby heard Arielle’s calls for help and reported the disturbance to 911.
Arielle appeared calm as she gave her testimony, though she did choke up at one point when Gerhardt’s defense attorney showed her a card he had given her on the morning of the incident.
Meanwhile, Gerhardt was seen taking notes as Arielle testified.
Gerhardt was arrested one day after the incident and is on trial for second-degree attempted murder. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
During the opening statements, Gerhardt’s attorney, Thomas Otake, said that his client had been falsely accused of attempted murder. He argued that Arielle started an “unplanned, unanticipated scuffle” when they got into an argument regarding her past affair.
However, Arielle said on the stand that she wouldn’t consider the altercation a “scuffle.”
“I consider [a] scuffle to be like a back and forth, like a wrestling thing,” she said. “I would call it an attack versus a scuffle.”
