Hawaii County police are investigating the theft of 400 sheets of iron siding/roofing material in South Kohala valued at more than $50,000.

Police said today the items were taken sometime after Monday from the Kawaihae Industrial Area.

The material is described as 24-gauge iron siding/roofing sheets measuring 24 feet by 4 feet. Some sheets are blue and others are white.

Police urge anyone seeing suspicious or unusual activity to call 911.

Anyone who has information about the stolen material is asked to call police at 935-3311.

Anonymous calls may be made to CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 or 329-8181.