Police yesterday seized a vehicle suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run accident that left a 35-year-old visitor in critical condition.

Police declined to release details other than that the white 1995 Toyota multi-purpose vehicle is part of their investigation.

On Friday night, police said they were seeking a similar vehicle after the woman was struck as she walked her bicycle in a marked crosswalk at Hamakua Drive and Aoloa Street in Kailua. The vehicle was believed to be speeding, police said.

CHARGES BROUGHT IN TEEN SEX CASE

The owner of a popular Kalihi restaurant is being held on $150,000 bail following charges of sexual assault involving a 15-year-old boy.

Police said Lyle Mitsugi Nonaka, owner of Mitsu-Ken Catering, was arrested Thursday at his 'Ewa Beach home.

The boy had told police he had oral sex with Nonaka in late October after meeting him through an Internet site. Nonaka, 50, was identified as a suspect through a photo lineup, a police officer testified in District Court on Friday.

VISITOR ALOHA SOCIETY CELEBRATES

The Visitor Aloha Society, which has helped thousands of tourists who have been victims of a crime or other problems in Hawai'i, will mark its 10th anniversary Friday with a luncheon in Waikiki.

Originally founded by the Rotary Club of Honolulu to help victims of crime, it has since expanded to include hospital visits and bereavement programs to assist visitors in crisis.

Mayor Mufi Hannemann will be the keynote speaker at Friday's noon event in the Royal Hawaiian hotel's Monarch Room. Registration is 11:30 a.m.; $55. For more information, call 926-8274.

ALOHA AIRLINES ADDS $5 SURCHARGE

Aloha Airlines has added a $5 fuel surcharge per segment on its interisland fares to help recover fuel costs.

"The traveling public is keenly aware that fuel prices have continued to rise dramatically," said Thom Nulty, Aloha's senior vice president of marketing and sales. "Unfortunately, with fuel now surpassing labor as our number-one expense, we can no longer continue to absorb it."

Aloha's fuel surcharge went into effect yesterday for all interisland ticket purchases.