Police urge precautions after thieves target Hokulea license plates

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Police are investigating a series of license plate thefts.

Police say that nine specialty license plates were stolen from parked vehicles during the day on Aug. 5 in Kona.

All of the stolen license plates were Polynesian Voyaging Society license plates.

Police advise car owners to park in attended or secured parking lots and use special license plate screws that require a security wrench to remove.

The department has not identified a suspect and is asking anyone with information to contact their non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300.