HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — A Hawaii Island grandmother who was charged in connection with the death of her nine-year-old granddaughter in 2016 avoided extra prison time.

In a hearing on Thursday, Feb. 13, a Hilo judge sentenced 67-year-old Henrietta Stone to 10 years probation instead of the maximum prison penalty of 20 years.

The judge ordered that Stone not serve any more jail time and be given credit for time served.

According to the office of Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen, Stone had custody of her granddaughter at the time of her death in 2016.

In June 2016, emergency responders found Shaelynn Lehano-Stone unconscious in her home. She died hours later of malnutrition with contributory causes of pneumonia and severe kidney infection.

Authorities said she weighed 45 pounds and was just under five feet tall at the time of her death.

“There aren’t words to describe my disappointment and frustration in the outcome of this case,” said Waltjen. “Shaelynn and our community deserved so much better. Her death was caused by the three people, who she should have been able to trust the most.”

Stone pled “No Contest” to the charge of Manslaughter in February 2024 and was released from custody in July 2024 after posting $100,000 cash bail.

Officials added that Henrietta is the last of three individuals charged in relation to the granddaughter’s death.

Tiffany Stone, Henrietta’s daughter, and her husband Kevin Lehano were also convicted of Manslaughter, both serving 10 years probation and two years in jail.