A man is facing robbery charges after allegedly beating and robbing someone on a downtown Honolulu street, bad news for public safety in the area.

• Kevin Mercado Nadeau, 36, was charged with second-degree robbery.
• Police say he hit a man with a blunt weapon Sunday evening and took his belongings.
• He's being held on $100,000 bail.

Outlook: The case moves forward with bail set; next steps are pretrial proceedings.