Copper thieves strike prominent Hilo building

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HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Copper thieves stole several thousand dollars’ worth of pipe from the outside of Hilo’s Wainaku Executive Center, an upscale event venue that once was headquarters for C. Brewer & Co.

Copper drainpipes were taken from the sides of the building late Thursday night or early Friday, said Ed Olson, president of the Edmund C. Olson Trust II, the sole principal of the building owner, Wainaku Ventures LLC.

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