Hawaii County police are investigating the theft of more than a dozen tools from a landscaping business in South Kohala.

The crime was reported at 7:45 a.m. Friday at Pacific Island Trees’ baseyard, located just east of Puanuanu Place off Mamalahoa Highway. Taken from a storage container on the property were 11 Stihl chainsaws, four Stihl pole chainsaws, a Stihl backpack blower and a 5-gallon, red plastic gas can.

The theft is believed to have occurred sometime after 5 p.m. Thursday.

Police are asking anyone with information on the case to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact patrol officer Edward Lewis at 887-3080 or Edward.Lewis@hawaiicounty.gov.