Hawaii island police are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects in an assault that left a man in critical condition in July.

Police received a report of a man found unconscious along Upper Puna Road in Kalapana about 10 p.m. July 25.

The 44-year-old victim, of Puna, was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu in critical condition with serious injuries to his head, police said.

Officers opened a first-degree assault investigation.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 935-3311 or Detective Robert Almeida at 961-2386.

Anonymous tips can be made by calling CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.

Man charged in robbery on Big Island

A 31-year-old man has been charged with robbing a man in Hilo over the weekend.

Jason Keaulana Kala, who has no permanent address, was charged Sunday with second-degree robbery. His bail was set at $5,000.

Police said two men approached a 24-year-old man behind a business on Kilauea Avenue at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, assaulted him, and took several items before fleeing.

Police said the victim sustained minor injuries, but declined medical treatment.

Officers discovered surveillance footage from a business that showed two men fitting the description of the attackers and arrested Kala about 5 p.m. Saturday.