A 38-year-old man has been charged with murder and assault, both in the second degree, after two women were stabbed, one fatally, at a Halawa park early Sunday morning.

Reggie Fetolofai Lautalo was charged by the Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney and is being held without bail, police said today.

According to a Honolulu Police Department summary of the incident, at about 12:35 a.m. Sunday, patrol officers responded to a call of an argument that escalated to the stabbing of a woman at the park. The exact location was not given.

Officers observed a 45-year-old woman lying on the ground unresponsive and bleeding profusely, while another 33-year-old woman was bleeding from her leg area, HPD said. Officers rendered aid until Honolulu Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived.

Both victims were taken to a hospital.

The older woman was in critical condition and was pronounced dead at 2:55 a.m., but the younger woman was treated and released, according to police. Their identities were not immediately released.

The suspect fled before police arrived but at 11:55 a.m., the man was located and arrested by the Honolulu Police Department.

Police said the initial investigation found that both victims were drinking and hanging out with the suspect before the argument and stabbing.