Vesper also told police if he had to do it again, he would, the prosecutor said.

Vesper's statements shows he's a danger, Van Marter said, when he asked for higher-than-usual bail of $1.1 million on O'ahu grand jury indictments yesterday charging Vesper with with eight felonies, including possession of crystal methamphetamine.

Circuit Judge Richard Perkins approved the request.

A conviction on the charge of attempted first-degree murder would net a mandatory life term without parole, the state's harshest sentence.

Omai's lawyer Jeffrey Hawk could not be reached for comment yesterday.

Vesper, 43, is accused of running over Omai Dec. 2 and trapping him briefly under the van. The incident triggered a massive manhunt that ended the next day when Vesper was captured outside a home near the Kalihi Shopping Center at about 6 p.m.

He allegedly had ice in a pipe in a fanny pack when he was arrested.

Van Marter told Perkins that Omai, 35, has been sedated and in a coma with serious injuries that include facial and skull fractures, major internal injuries, and bleeding on the brain. He said doctors say Omai faces a high risk of permanent brain damage.

But police yesterday said Omai's condition is stable, though critical. Sgt. Ted Chun, head of HPD's Crime Reduction Unit in Kalihi, said he expects Omai to make a full recovery.

Vesper was also indicted on auto theft and criminal property damage charges stemming from incidents while trying to flee from a private parking lot on Robello Lane in Kalihi Nov. 20.

Van Marter told Perkins that Vesper, who was on probation, was driving a stolen car late that night, then rammed another vehicle multiple times and nearly ran over someone while trying to flee. But his stolen car stalled on a concrete planter box, Van Marter said.

Police said Vesper got out of the car and ran.

In the attempted murder case, Van Marter said Vesper stole a van from a Honolulu Advertiser carrier delivering papers at about 5 a.m. Dec. 1 in Kalihi. Van Marter said Vesper pulled the carrier from the van and threw her to the ground.

The next day, Vesper drove the van to the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, robbed a student of his moped and hit the victim twice with a baseball bat, Van Marter said.

When confronted by a security guard, Vesper got into the van, nearly ran over the guard and fled, although the moped flew out of the van onto the road, Van Marter said.

Crime Reduction Unit officers were trying to arrest Vesper at Honolulu Community College that afternoon on warrants related to the Nov. 20 stolen car case when Omai was run over. After his arrest the following day, Vesper was taken to The Queen's Medical Center for an examination before he was booked at the police station.

Van Marter said Vesper made his statements to police who took him to the hospital.

Vesper was indicted on charges of robbing the student of the moped and the newspaper carrier of her van and possessing ice and drug paraphernalia. In the Nov. 20 case, he is charged with driving a stolen car and criminal property damage.

Perkins approved $100,000 bail for the Nov. 20 case and $1 million for the attempted murder case.

Vesper had pleaded guilty earlier this year to truck theft charges and was on five years probation.