The fight broke out at about 5:30 p.m. in the harbor parking lot, said homicide Lt. Bill Kato. Witnesses told police that the victim, 49, at first pushed the suspect in the chest but was then shoved to the ground by the younger man.

The suspect then reportedly banged the victim's head into the pavement while he straddled his chest, punching him in the face and head.

A third person intervened to stop the beating and got into a scuffle with the suspect. Those men fled, leaving the victim, who was taken to The Queen's Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.

Pedestrian in critical condition

A 32-year-old man remained in critical condition at The Queen's Medical Center today after he was struck by a car on Kuhio Avenue at 1:45 a.m.

Police said a 37-year-old Honolulu man was driving a 1992 white Ford Crown Victoria in the makai lane of Kuhio, in a diamondhead direction. The pedestrian dove or fell into the roadway, police said, just past the intersection with Uluniu Avenue.

The pedestrian, who was not in the crosswalk, was struck by the car and suffered head injuries.

The accident happened during rainfall. Police do not suspect speed or alcohol as factors affecting the driver, but they don't know whether alcohol affected the pedestrian.

Thieves use truck in surf shop heist

Two men backed their pickup truck through the front of a Kapahulu surf shop this morning, entered through the rubble to grab some merchandise and then fled.

A witness across the street from Turbo Surf, 870 Kapahulu Ave., saw a Dodge Dakota pickup pull up by the shop and back into the store.

Two men jumped out, went into the store and tossed merchandise into the flatbed area, driving away on Mokihana Street. Police said inventory determining the extent of the theft and damage was incomplete this morning.

Car fire snarls H-1 morning traffic

The eastbound lanes of the H-1 freeway, except for the ZipLane, were closed for about an hour this morning near 'Aiea due to car fire at about 7:28 a.m.

Fire officials said the driver, who escaped unharmed, reported that her car had stalled in one of the middle lanes near the 'Aiea overpass. She noticed that the engine was smoking and left the burning car, using her cellular phone to call for help.

The ZipLane passenger requirement was waived until 8:30 a.m. to help clear the traffic backlog.

Girl reports kidnapping attempt

A 10-year-old girl told police that a woman in her 20s tried to kidnap her last night as she walked to a store on North School Street.

Police said the woman approached the child and began bumping into her, trying to get her to come with her. The girl ran home and told her mother, who called police, who have classified the case as an attempted kidnapping.

Man sought in sexual assault case

Police are seeking a man in his 20s in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old girl in Kalihi Valley.

A neighbor who lives near the Linapuni Street apartment stairwell where the child was playing with her 4-year-old sister heard a scream and went to investigate.

The witness saw a man facing the girls, with his hand in the younger child's diaper. The neighbor made a loud noise that startled the man, who fled.

Police investigate fall from car

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Homicide investigators are reviewing a case in which a woman suffered serious injuries after she reportedly fell out of a moving car and onto the road.

The victim, 25, was initially treated at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday at Wilcox Hospital, but was then flown to The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. She remained in critical condition yesterday.

The 30-year-old driver told police he was heading north when he noticed the victim was missing from the car. He said he backtracked and found her on Kapule Highway, north of the intersection with Rice Street. The driver and victim are from Hanalei.