A Hawaii man was sentenced to prison for taking a machete and slaying his wife's lover, local reports say.

Seniola Kafoa, 47, received a 20-year prison sentence for the death of 53-year-old Sione Paletua, a father of seven, local CBS affiliate KGMB reports. A jury convicted Kafoa of manslaughter in May.

"Sentencing him to prison, Your Honor, is the only appropriate sentence in this case. It will send a message not only to the defendant, but to the people of Maui that you don't get a pass to kill someone because your wife was cheating," Prosecutor Frank Loyd said.

The incident occurred on July 20, 2024, on Maui. Cops said at the time they responded to the scene and were met by a man who led them to Paletua who was on the ground unconscious suffering from a severe injury to his arm.

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