A 32-year-old man was in critical condition yesterday morning after diving off a wall into shallow water near the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki, said city Emergency Services Department spokesman Bryan Cheplic.

The man was taken to The Queen's Medical Center at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday with possible spinal cord injuries, Cheplic said.

NIMITZ VICTIM WAS FROM KALIHI

The medical examiner's office has identified the pedestrian who was fatally struck by a pickup truck Friday while she was crossing North Nimitz Highway.

Severina Edades of Kalihi died Saturday morning at The Queen's Medical Center after she was hit by the truck at 10:14 a.m. Friday. Edades, 76, was crossing the highway near River Street and was not in a crosswalk, police said. An autopsy is pending.

WAKE ISLAND

FLYOVER SHOWS NO MAJOR SPILLS

A flyover Saturday of Wake Island by the U.S. Coast Guard after Super Typhoon Ioke showed no visible oil or hazardous material spills, the Coast Guard said yesterday.

A C-130 from Air Station Barbers Point took video of the island after the typhoon passed over last week. A ground assessment team is headed to the island and is scheduled to arrive Thursday. The Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team will conduct a detailed survey of the area.

The Coast Guard had been concerned about hazardous material spills because 3 million gallons of aircraft fuel is stored on the island. Also assessing the damage is the Air Force, Navy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Hawai'i Department of U.S. Fish and Wildlife.

MAPUNAPUNA

ARSON DESTROYS 2 BODY SHOPS

Police have opened an arson investigation into a fire that destroyed two auto body shops Saturday night near the Ho-nolulu airport.

Firefighters estimate the damage from the fire at $400,000. The fire burned or damaged about 10 vehicles at the rear of the business on Ualena Street, officials said.

The blaze was contained to two open-air auto body shops on the property, police said. The fire was first reported at 8:30 p.m. by an employee and was under control by 9:09 p.m. More than 30 firefighters battled the fire.