Waipahu man pleads not guilty to murder

A Waipahu man pleaded not guilty at Circuit Court in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old man in Honolulu.

AJ Achuo appeared at his arraignment before Judge Colette Garibaldi on Thursday morning after an Oahu grand jury indicted him for second-degree murder in the death of Jeremy Kinon.

Court-appointed attorney Jeffrey Arakaki pleaded not guilty to the charge on Achuo’s behalf. Garibaldi confirmed his bail at $1 million and set trial for June.

During the early morning hours of March 25, Achuo allegedly stabbed Kinon in the belly with a large kitchen knife at 729 Kinau St. following an argument.

Achuo and Kinon did not know each other.

Paramedics transported Kinon to The Queen’s Medical Center, where he died from the stab wound.