Court proceedings against a man indicted for second-­degree murder in the 2022 death of a security guard in Kaneohe are scheduled to resume in April.

William Michael Bell has been in custody at the Hawaii State Hospital for the past two and a half years after allegedly fatally stabbing 77-year-old Michael “Mike” Chu of Kailua, who was in his car in the parking lot at the Windward City Shopping Center near the 24 Hour Fitness.

On Monday, Judge Ronald Johnson approved Bell’s request for his trial date to be moved from Aug. 25 to April 13 before Judge Fa‘auuga To‘oto‘o, waiving his right to a speedy trial.

The judge on June 24 found him fit for trial, based on the findings of the panel of three mental health experts, and maintained his bail at $1 million. He ordered that Bell remain at t

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