13 things about Wailuku, Hawaii anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig

Dr. Gerhardt Konig is an American anesthesiologist based on Maui in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. Before moving to Hawaii, he lived in other parts of the U.S. including California and Pennsylvania.

BIOGRAPHY

Konig and his first wife Jessica L. Patella have two sons together. He and his second wife Arielle Konig, a nuclear engineer, lived on Maui with their two sons Olin Konig and Viggo Konig.

A member of the American Board of Anesthesiology, Gerhardt was employed by the Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku, Maui County as an independent contractor when he was arrested in March 2025. His parents Pieter E. Konig, a pharmacist, and Anwill M. Konig are based in Poway, California.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering at the University of California, San Diego in San Diego, California, Gerhardt earned his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Aside from Pittsburgh, Gerhardt has lived in different parts of Pennsylvania including Mount Lebanon and aside from San Diego, he has lived in other parts of California including Belmont, Greenbrae, La Jolla, Novato, Poway and San Anselmo.

In April 2026, Gerhardt turned 47. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2002, Patella gave birth to their first son.
2. In 2006, Patella gave birth to their second son Emile Konig.
3. From 2013 to 2016, he was an anesthesiology resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh.
4. In 2014, Patella divorced him.
5. He worked at the UPMC as a clinical instructor from 2016 to 2017, a staff anesthesiologist from 2016 to 2023 and an assistant professor from 2017 to 2023.
6. In 2018, he married Arielle.
7. Arielle gave birth to Olin in 2019, the same year he and Arielle contracted Gito, Inc. to build an addition and renovate their property in Mt. Lebanon and executed a loan agreement with the First National Bank of Pennsylvania to finance it.
8. From 2019 to 2021, he and Arielle were involved in a legal battle against Gito, Inc., which accused the couple of fraudulently informing the bank not to issue payment to Gito, Inc. despite knowing the work had been properly performed.
9. In 2022, he obtained his medical license in Hawaii.
10. Arielle gave birth to Viggo in 2022, the same year they moved from Mt. Lebanon to Maui.
11. In 2023, he joined The Anesthesia Medical Group in Honolulu, Honolulu County as a partner.
12. In 2025, he allegedly tried to kill Arielle.
13. In 2026, he was found guilty of attempted manslaughter.

TIMELINE

Gerhardt is 5’9″ tall and his registered weight is 160 pounds. He is 10 years older than Arielle.

2010s

• In July 2013, he joined UPMC in Pittsburgh.
• On October 17, 2014, Patella filed for divorce against him in Pennsylvania.
• In July 2016, he became a UPMC instructor and staff anesthesiologist.
• In November 2017, he became a UPMC assistant professor.
• On September 4, 2018, he and Arielle got married at their residence on Roycroft Avenue in Mt. Lebanon.

2020s

• On September 27, 2022, he obtained his medical license in Hawaii, which was set to expire on January 31, 2026.
• In December 2022, he and Arielle bought a five-bedroom house in a cul-de-sac nestled in the foothills of the West Maui Mountains on Maui for $1.5 million.
• In March 2023, he left the UPMC and joined The Anesthesia Medical Group in Honolulu.
• After he accused Arielle of having an affair in December 2024, they went to couples therapy. He suggested a weekend getaway for her 36th birthday, the day he allegedly tried to kill her.
• On April 29, 2024, he hosted a party at his residence in Maui County, which was attended by his neighbors including Lee Hearne and Peter Mast.
• In December 2024, he accused Arielle of having an affair, leading to “extreme jealousy”, she wrote in her restraining-order petition.
• At around 10:00 a.m. on March 24, 2025, he used a rock to strike Arielle in the head about 10 times and tried to inject her with a syringe filled with an unknown liquid while they were hiking the Pali Puka Trail on Oahu, Honolulu County, she told police, according to court documents filed on March 27, 2025. At around 10:38 a.m., she managed to escape and ask help from two female hikers who called 911. He fled the area but was arrested shortly after 6:00 p.m. by Honolulu Police Department officers near Nuuanu Pali Drive in Honolulu and booked into the Oahu Community Correctional Center in Honolulu.
• On March 27, 2025, he made his initial appearance before Judge Kristine Yoo in Honolulu District Court on the charge of second-degree attempted murder of Arielle. The judge set his bail at $5 million.
• On March 28, 2025, he was indicted by a grand jury and denied bail.
• On April 7, 2025, he entered a not guilty plea when he appeared in court via video from the Oahu Community Correctional Center with his lawyer Thomas Otake.
• On April 8, 2026, a jury in Honolulu found him guilty of attempted manslaughter against Arielle.
• On August 13, 2026, he will be sentenced.