A 28-year-old man who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and has a history of assaults was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for assaults at a beach park and a grocery store parking lot.

Second Circuit Judge Kirstin Hamman handed the prison sentence down to Dylan Aoki Walsh, who was also given a year in jail for another case involving abuse of a family or household member. The terms will run concurrently.

Hamman referenced Aoki Walsh’s background of being bullied in high school and also suffering from PTSD, which his attorney said is a reason for his actions.

But Hamman said that it “provides no excuse for what you did.”

“Whatever harm you suffered, you are just turning it around and causing harm to others with these violent acts. There is no excuse for it,” Hamman said.

She added that she thinks he is taking responsibility for his actions and appears to understand the gravity of the matter.

At 28 years old, “you have a full life ahead of you,” Hamman told Aoki Walsh.

“You need some kind of help, therapy, whatever, to address it so it never happens again,” Hamman said.

During sentencing, Aoki Walsh apologized and thanked his family for “showing me support.”

“I appreciate it,” he said.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sally Tobin said the defendant has shown a lack of responsibility in the case.

He even said he was acting in “self-defense” in the case where he assaulted a worker in the parking lot of Pukalani Superette, which was caught on video, she added.

Tobin said a female worker followed the defendant outside the store and spoke with him. Then a male co-worker came out behind the female.

When the female co-worker went back inside the store and the male co-worker turned his head to see where she had gone, the “defendant attacked him, lunged at him, hitting him, knocking him down.” Tobin said.

“Only but for other customers in the parking lot literally tackling (Aoki Wash), NFL-style tackles, was the only reason this attack stopped,” she added. “So to claim he was acting in self defense is ridiculous.”

The incident occurred on Aug. 17, 2019, and also involved shoplifting of chow fun or other food, though a charge of fourth-degree theft was dismissed against Aoki Walsh, according to court records.

In another case, an Australian visitor was trying to go to the beach and there were two cars in the parking lot driveway blocking him from parking.

The victim tooted his horn, wanting to get in. Aoki Walsh punched the car, Tobin said.

The visitor went and had lunch in the area and when he was cleaning up, he was “viciously attacked” by Aoki Walsh, she said.

Tobin said witnesses recalled Aoki Walsh asking the victim if he remembered him, and that if he didn’t, “you will remember me now.”

The incident occurred on June 5, 2021 at Hookipa Beach Park, court records show.

Tobin said she was not sure of the details regarding Aoki Walsh’s abuse case but “his actions were extreme and inappropriate.”

The abuse incident occurred on June 9, 2021, court records show.

Deputy Public Defender Heather Wolfenbarger said that in high school, Aoki Walsh was bullied “pretty heavy,” so much so that he wanted to drop out if it weren’t for his mother’s help.

The defendant went to a party his senior year when a bully reached out to shake his hands in what Aoki Walsh thought was to make amends.

But then Aoki Walsh woke up in a hospital bed with his jaw wired shut.

“It’s forever changed how he views people around him,” Wolfenbarger later added.

Wolfenbarger said Aoki Walsh distrusts others and thinks that they are trying to trick him. She said that a psychiatrist noted Aoki Walsh’s trauma from his past experiences.

She said Aoki Walsh claims self defense in the cases as “he did see himself in danger” and noted he does see things differently from others.

She hopes Aoki Walsh can get therapy “to break this cycle because certainly these things cannot continue to occur.”

In the three cases, Aoki Walsh pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree assault and abuse of a family or household member.

Hamman also resentenced Aoki Walsh to five years in prison in an old case involving second-degree criminal property damage and third-degree assault. It will be served concurrently with the new sentences.