An elderly woman was seriously injured yesterday morning after being hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of Kahala Mall.

An initial dispatch call at 9:43 a.m. said the woman was struck in front of the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant. A witness said the woman was hit by a sport utility vehicle.

Bryan Cheplic, of the city Emergency Services Division, said paramedics treated and stabilized the woman at the scene before taking her to a trauma center. The woman was initially in critical condition but later upgraded to serious condition.

Cheplic said the woman is believed to be in her 80s.