Authorities charged 29-year-old Keaau man with first-degree assault for a stabbing incident near Honolii Beach Park Monday.

Michael Glendon is being held on $25,000 bail and will make his initial court appearance this afternoon in Hilo.

South Hilo patrol officers responded to a call at 11 a.m. Monday and found a 29-year-old Hilo man had sustained two injuries to his lower back in a fight with an acquaintance on Kahoa Road fronting the Honolii lookout area.

The injured man had been taken by private vehicle to Hilo Medical Center for treatment of his wounds, which police said did not appear to be life-threatening.