Prosecutors have charged a 30-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed a 71-year-old woman several times with a kitchen knife in Waimanalo.

Kimo Finneran was charged with second-degree attempted murder. He is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail.

Police said a man and woman were involved in an argument at a residence Sunday night. The argument escalated, resulting in the man allegedly stabbing the woman several times with the knife.

She was taken in serious but stable condition to The Queen’s Medical Center.

Police arrested Finneran in Waimanalo on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder.

Under Hawaii law, a person convicted of second-degree attempted murder faces penalties of life in prison with the possibility of parole. If the victim is over age 60, the person convicted of the crime could face an extended term of imprisonment.

Records from the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center show he has a 2014 petty misdemeanor conviction for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.