Still Missing HI - Ariel Sellers AKA 'Isabella Kalua', 6, last seen asleep in bdrm, Waimanalo, 12 Sep 2021*Arrests

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She needs to stay sober if she wants to keep the baby and get her surviving daughters back. But is that even possible? Were the other girls also adopted?

The oldest girl has been living with a relative for years. The second girl, Ariel (the third) and the fourth girl were all adopted by the Kaluas and the Kaluas had the baby girl in foster "care."

 

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Trial postponed again! Article is behind a paywall.

Trial in missing girl’s murder delayed

The trial in the alleged 2021 murder of a 6-year- old Waimanalo girl by her adoptive parents has been pushed back nine months to Oct. 28 from Jan. 15 with all parties in agreement.

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The trial in the alleged 2021 murder of a 6-year- old Waimanalo girl by her adoptive parents has been pushed back nine months to Oct. 28 from Jan. 15 with all parties in agreement. Read more


Lehua, left, and Isaac Kalua appear in Circuit Court.

 

[Knox]

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Oahu man accused of murdering his adopted daughter was denied a bail request Friday.

Isaac Kalua and his wife Lehua were charged in 2021 for the death of 6-year-old Isabella Ariel Kalua.

Police suspect the couple abused the little girl and then killed her in August of 2021.

Oahu man accused of murdering his adopted daughter denied bail

The Kaluas have pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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Of course he was denied bail, I mean really?!! The wait for trial to begin in this case has been a travesty, had he made bail, I would think there is something very wrong with the court in Hawaii.

 

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Bail denied for adoptive father in murder of 6-year-old girl

A Circuit Court judge denied setting bail Friday for a Waimanalo man accused of murdering his adopted 6-year-old daughter in the summer of 2021.

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January 6, 2024

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Deputy Prosecutor Tiffany Kaeo objected to Kalua’s motion for bail, telling the court that he is a serious flight risk since he faces a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and there is a high risk he would obstruct or attempt to obstruct justice, possibly injuring, intimidating or attempting to injure or intimidate a prospective witness or juror.

The state’s key witness, who gave a detailed description of the circumstances, is the now 14-year-old sister of Isabella, whose body has never been found.

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“While Defendant alleges that the main witness for the State is no longer in the care of the Kalua family, the State has no current information regarding the permanency of the situation,” the state said in its written opposition.

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More at link.

 

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‘Still no answers’: Biological family of Isabella ‘Ariel’ Kalua rally to unseal adoption records

The law firm argues that since she has been ruled dead and the Kalua’s are charged for her murder, confidentiality is no longer needed for anyone’s protection.

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The “Public First Law Center” says the community should know why the Department of Human Services placed the child in the Kalua’s care despite signs of abuse and neglect.

DHS says those records are protected by privacy laws.

 

[Knox]

The Hawaii Supreme Court has ordered parties to submit briefs in a case involving the child welfare records of Isabella Kalua, a Waimanalo girl who was placed by the state with a couple now accused of killing her.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued an order giving Viola and other respondents such as the Department of Human Services until Sept. 3 to answer Public First’s petition for writs opening up the records. Public First would have another two weeks after that to address the answers.

The Supreme Court’s order is significant because the state’s highest court could merely have denied Public First’s petition in a brief order without asking for further responses.

Hawaii Supreme Court Will Review Judge's Decision To Withhold Abused Girl's Case File

The Hawaii Supreme Court has ordered parties to submit briefs in a case involving the child welfare records of Isabella Kalua, a Waimanalo girl who was placed by the state with a couple now accused of killing her. The records would likely show why the state and Family Court chose Isaac and Lehua...

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