Two custom-made guitars, valued at more than $6,000, were stolen from the locked pickup truck of singer-musician Anuhea Jenkins yesterday, two days before she will perform at an industry showcase in Los Angeles.

Jenkins, whose album "Anuhea" debuted on the Billboard chart at No. 8 in the new artists chart last week, had locked the two guitars in the back of her Toyota pickup truck in Waikiki yesterday while she went to stand-up paddle. That was about 7 a.m.

At 10 a.m, when she returned to her pickup parked on Pau Street, Jenkins saw the rear window open and knew something bad had happened.

Both of her stolen acoustic guitars were custom made: The solid koa Pona was made specially for Jenkins. The other, a Taylor with mother of pearl flowers inlayed into the frets, was on loan to Jenkins from her famous aunt, Nalani Choy of the group Na Leo Pilimehana.

Also stolen was Jenkins' new MacBook laptop computer. All were in the cab of her pickup truck that she had locked.

"I was so horrified," Jenkins said after filing a police report of the break-in and theft. "I should have left them with my friend, but I wanted to make it easy on myself. I have been rushing around and have half my stuff in my car. In retrospect, this was a bad idea. It has been a go-go-go kind of weekend."

Jenkins began her music career playing in coffee shops and clubs on Maui while she was still in high school.

"I had forgotten that this isn't Maui," she said outside her home in Hawai'i Kai, looking at her truck, which was spotted with police fingerprint dust.

She had planned to surf yesterday morning and then immediately head out to rehearsals before leaving today for her showcase performance before entertainment types on Wednesday.

Her album has attracted attention after iTunes chose it last month as a "discovery download" of the week.

"These instruments are irreplaceable," said Warren Wyatt, Jenkins' manager. "They're not something you can go out and buy in the store. That's the real sad part of this."

Jenkins is a self-taught guitarist and songwriter who recorded an album with OneHawaii Music that was distributed worldwide Jan. 27. It will be released worldwide in July. When iTunes chose her album as a discovery, it set her path as a rising star, said her manager.

"I've been rehearsing with both guitars and had slept over a friend's house," she said. "After coming in from Maui, I thought it would be OK. "It's not a life or death thing — I can perform without them — but it was my auntie's guitar. She loaned it to me for this show. I was so honored and now it's stolen ... "

Jenkins' manager, Wyatt, is offering a reward of $500 apiece for the return of the guitars.

Jenkins asks that anyone with information contact her on her MySpace account at www.myspace.com/anuheajams — or call Wyatt at 808-333-4224.