A 53-year-old man was in critical condition at The Queen's Medical Center today with a fractured skull and internal injuries after he was found at Makaha Beach at about 12:30 a.m.

Police homicide investigators are assisting in the assault investigation.

A witness had seen the man socializing with two other men earlier at the beach, police said. The witness told police a pickup truck sped off from the scene shortly before he saw the injured man lying on the ground.

Charges filed in car incident

A 32-year-old man who is accused of damaging his former girlfriend's car was charged yesterday with first-degree criminal property damage and first-degree terroristic threatening. Nganatatafu Aholelei is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The former girlfriend had been granted a protective order prohibiting Aholelei from contacting her.

Police said Aholelei punched the window of the 27-year-old woman's car at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Kalaniana'ole Highway and West Hind Drive.

Cliff fall victim identified