HI ISABELLA KALUA: Missing from Waimanalo, HI - 12 Sept 2021 - Age 6 *ARREST* (2 Viewers)

CrimeSpotter: HPD searching for missing six-year-old Isabella Kalua

She was last seen in her room at her Waimanalo home on Sunday, Sept. 12. at around 9 pm.

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CrimeSpotter: HPD searching for missing six-year-old Isabella Kalua​

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing six-year-old Isabella Kalua.

She was last seen in her room at her Waimanalo home on Sunday, Sept. 12. at around 9 pm.

‘We need all of Hawaii’: Police encourage community to rally together to locate 6-year-old girl in Waimanalo

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s help in locating 6-year-old Isabella Kalua who went missing from her home on Puha St. in Waimanalo on Sunday, Sept. 1…

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‘We need all of Hawaii’: Police encourage community to rally together to locate 6-year-old girl in Waimanalo​

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s help in locating 6-year-old Isabella Kalua who went missing from her home on Puha St. in Waimanalo on Sunday, Sept. 12.

“We need all of Hawaii. Please rally together in helping us bring her home,” Sgt. Chris Kim of CrimeStoppers said on Monday.

Kalua was last seen sleeping in her room at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday. She was wearing a black hoodie, black leggings, colorful socks and Nike slides with pink bottoms.

A family member said Isabella and her three siblings were recently adopted by the family. The family member told KHON 2 News Child Protective Services took the siblings from the home as the search for Isabella continues.

Police have opened a missing person case. There is no Maile Amber Alert due to certain criteria not being met.

“I think it’s fair to say that until she’s recovered, HPD is not going to stop looking for her,” Kim said.


MEDIA - ISABELLA KALUA: Missing from Waimanalo, HI since 12 Sept 2021 - Age 6

 

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Police presence scaled-back as search for Waimanalo girl stretches into day 6

Police have scaled back search efforts but some family, friends and complete strangers continued their search on Saturday, Sept. 18, for Isabella Kalua. After six days, there is still no sign of he…

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Police presence scaled-back as search for Waimanalo girl stretches into day 6​

What happened to Isabella Kalua? The six-year-old disappeared from her Waimanalo home Sunday, Sept. 12, and despite massive community and police efforts, her whereabouts are still unknown.

Although police have scaled back their search efforts, some family, friends and complete strangers continued to search for her on Saturday, Sept. 18.

Even though extensive police presence is gone and search parties have gotten smaller, many refused to give up hope.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Candlelight vigil planned at Waimanalo District Park tonight for missing 6-year-old | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A candlelight vigil for Isabella Kalua, the 6-year-old Waimanalo girl missing since Monday, will be held at 6 p.m. today at Waimanalo District Park.

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Candlelight vigil planned at Waimanalo District Park for missing 6-year-old​

A candlelight vigil for Isabella Kalua, the 6-year-old Waimanalo girl missing since Monday, will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Waimanalo District Park.

Her biological family has been organizing search efforts since the girl, named at Ariel Sellers at birth, disappeared from the home of her adoptive family. Volunteers have come out by the hundreds to look for her in coordination with the Honolulu Police and Fire departments and multiple state and federal partners. Her birth mother, Melanie Joseph, has been searching day and night.

Volunteers today searched from the 7-Eleven beach lots into the Waimanalo homestead and worked their way to Hawaii Kai. Other groups searched from Kahaluu to Laie, while others hit Kalihi, Aiea and Pearl City.

“It was a really good turnout,” said Alena Kaeo, who is related to Joseph.

Volunteers will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday to resume the massive search and will reconvene at the park at 5 p.m. before the vigil organized by her birth family. The family received a $100 donation to purchase candles for the vigil but when managers at the Pearl City and Honolulu Walmart stores learned what they were for, they paid for the candles out of their own pockets.

 

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Honolulu police suspend search for missing 6-year-old Isabella Kalua | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The search for missing 6-year-old Isabella Kalua was suspended Monday by the Honolulu Police Department.

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Honolulu police suspend search for missing 6-year-old Isabella Kalua​

The search for missing 6-year-old Isabella Kalua was suspended Monday by the Honolulu Police Department.

A spokeswoman for the department said the investigation into the disappearance of the Waimanalo girl remains active and that detectives will continue to follow up on leads.


Isabella’s adoptive parents, Isaac K. “Sonny” Kalua III and his wife, Lehua, said they think Isabella may have been abducted or simply wandered off, according to a family spokesman, William Harrison, who has said police were immediately called at 6 a.m. Monday when the couple awoke to find her gone. They also allowed police to search the house.

Harrison, a criminal defense attorney, has said the child has a history of going outside at night to sleep in the yard and that electronic locks on the house confirm when she left the home. He said he is acting as a counselor and advised them not to search for Isabella, speak to the media or engage social media because they were getting death threats and didn’t want their words to get twisted.

Child Welfare Services investigated two serious injuries that Isabella suffered in the past two years, Hawaii News Now reported Monday evening. The first injury was a broken finger in October 2019, which her adopted family said was slammed in a door, HNN reported. In January 2020 she suffered a broken leg and was taken to the emergency room, the TV station reported. The family said the girl was injured on a trampoline, according to HNN.

In both cases a panel of experts determined there was no maltreatment, the TV station reported.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Not quite sure why Isabella's case isn't picking up as much attention as Summer's. Not just here, but the media in general too. Is it because Gabby's case is overshadowing everything else right now? Is it because she's not from the mainland? Because she's a foster child? All of the above?

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing girl's adoptive parents seeking to get other kids back

Sep. 22—The adoptive parents of missing 6-year-old Isabella Kalua attended a family court hearing Monday on the status of their three foster children removed from their Waimanalo home Sept. 13, after they reported her disappearance. Isaac "Sonny " Kalua and wife Lehua met Monday with police, the...

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Missing girl's adoptive parents seeking to get other kids back​

The adoptive parents of missing 6-year-old Isabella Kalua attended a family court hearing Monday on the status of their three foster children removed from their Waimanalo home Sept. 13, after they reported her disappearance.

Isaac "Sonny " Kalua and wife Lehua met Monday with police, the same day police suspended the multiagency search for the Waimanalo girl.

William Harrison, a criminal defense lawyer, said it was the Honolulu Police Department that made the allegations to have the three sisters, ages 12, 3 and 1, of Isabella removed, not Child Welfare Services.

Harrison seemed pleased it was police, not CWS.

"Normally, if there's possible harm, that's when CPS (Child Protective Serv ices ) steps in, " he said. "Only the Police Department claimed there was possible harm, and they don't have any evidence."

He said the adoptive parents are "going to litigate that issue."



Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 346-17 says any adult living in a foster home convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic violation could be reason to deny certification of the home. Isaac Kalua has a felony assault conviction record.

 

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Rally held for missing Waimanalo 6-year-old girl | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A peaceful rally of about 75 people was held Friday night for missing Isabella Kalua, also known as Ariel Sellers, the 6-year-old Waimanalo girl, who was reported missing Sept. 13.

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Adoptive parents Isaac and Lehua Kalua told police Sept. 13 she was last seen in bed 9 p.m. Sept. 12 at their Puha Street home.

Police, including state and federal agencies, and the girl’s biological family and the Oahu community had been searching Waimanalo and Kailua, and other areas as well.

The massive search by police was called off Sept. 20, a day after the biological family said they would discontinue coordinating the community search.

 

[GrandmaBear]

OMG where to start??!!! Just seeing this, have heard not one word about this case. Within two posts I was about in red hot anger telling myself to temper any post and not just start accusing... Then I read the two pages of posts and see many of you have already hit on all of the red flags as have articles, etc.

WHAT are these children doing there? Criminal past?? This is a lot like Orson and Orrin who never should have been approved for adoption to the foster parents to begin with!!

Home schooling? And they are trying to get the other children back and this missing girl had reported injuries in the past?? I don't care if they are innocent, with the criminal history and the fact she went missing, should they have been approved in the first place, much less have the children returned?

And my first red flag before reading almost anything was like others said, shoes on in bed and she disappears at 9 p.m.? Right off the bat.

Then that she was adopted.

I don't know what is going on in this nation but they need to STOP letting people profit from adoption and approving parents that in no way would have passed muster some years ago! As backwards as all is any longer, I wouldn't doubt payments and benefits are continuing with the children not even there!

Maybe they are innocent but just all the red flags and a child going missing from home at 9 p.m. at night who was sleeping and had shoes on...? Why?

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Frustration mounts as investigation for missing girl nears one month mark

Wednesday marks 24 days since six-year-old Isabella "Ariel" Kalua went missing from her home in Waimanalo.

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Frustration mounts as investigation for missing girl nears one month mark​

Wednesday marks 24 days since six-year-old Isabella "Ariel" Kalua went missing from her home in Waimanalo.

As the days go on, frustration is starting to mount from members of Isabella's biological family who last month led community search efforts to find her. The family told KITV-4 they have no idea where the investigation currently stands.

With no updates as to her whereabouts, community members joined her biological family to make their voices heard in front of Child Protective Services.

A statement from C-P-S reads:

"We join with the community in sorrow and frustration when harm comes to any child or family. We understand the pain our community is currently experiencing.



Isabella's biological family also says they have not been notified of any leads on the case from Honolulu Police

The Honolulu Police Department issued a statement responding saying quote:
"The investigation into young Isabella Kalua's disappearance is ongoing, and HPD personnel are continuing to interview witnesses and process evidence. Anyone with information is asked to contact HPD or Crime Stoppers."

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Family of missing six-year-old say not enough is known about her disappearance nearly a month later

It has been nearly a month since Isabella Kalua has been missing. The six-year-old was last seen on Sunday, Sept. 12, and family members said there are still more questions than answers related to …

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Family of missing six-year-old say not enough is known about her disappearance nearly a month later​

It has been nearly a month since Isabella Kalua — also known as Ariel Sellers — has been missing. The six-year-old was last seen on Sunday, Sept. 12, and family members said there are still more questions than answers related to her case.

The girl’s biological aunt Alena Kaeo said they continue to get tips about her possible location, and they remain hopeful for any real clues about her disappearance.


Police continue to investigate Isabella’s disappearance, but the family is growing frustrated with the lack of developments on the case.

On Wednesday, Oct. 6, a rally in front of the Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) offices drew a handful of people. It was not a rally planned by the family, but some family members showed up to support.

“Everybody is wanting answers, why?” Isabella’s aunt Lana Idao said. “So, I guess to put pressure, where is she? Bring her home?”


Meanwhile, an attorney working with the adoptive family told KHON2 they have cooperated with the investigation, but are not sharing any more information at this time.

 

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Family of missing six-year-old say not enough is known about her disappearance nearly a month later

It has been nearly a month since Isabella Kalua has been missing. The six-year-old was last seen on Sunday, Sept. 12, and family members said there are still more questions than answers related to …

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Family of missing six-year-old say not enough is known about her disappearance nearly a month later​

It has been nearly a month since Isabella Kalua — also known as Ariel Sellers — has been missing. The six-year-old was last seen on Sunday, Sept. 12, and family members said there are still more questions than answers related to her case.

The girl’s biological aunt Alena Kaeo said they continue to get tips about her possible location, and they remain hopeful for any real clues about her disappearance.


Police continue to investigate Isabella’s disappearance, but the family is growing frustrated with the lack of developments on the case.

On Wednesday, Oct. 6, a rally in front of the Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) offices drew a handful of people. It was not a rally planned by the family, but some family members showed up to support.

“Everybody is wanting answers, why?” Isabella’s aunt Lana Idao said. “So, I guess to put pressure, where is she? Bring her home?”


Meanwhile, an attorney working with the adoptive family told KHON2 they have cooperated with the investigation, but are not sharing any more information at this time.

The family might be cooperating, not saying they aren't. But when an attorney says this, it means nothing to me.

 

[GrandmaBear]

They might be cooperating (or not) but lawyering up is not generally fully cooperating as now LE has to go through a lawyer I imagine and can't talk to them...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Grandmother of missing Waimanalo girl wanted 'a chance'

Oct. 10—The grandmother of missing 6-year-old Waimanalo girl Isabella Kalua said her disappearance has hit her especially hard because the child was once placed in her care. Barbara Kumai took in her biological granddaughter, whose birth name was Ariel Sellers, and her older sister, now 12, in...

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Grandmother of missing Waimanalo girl wanted 'a chance'​

The grandmother of missing 6-year-old Waimanalo girl Isabella Kalua said her disappearance has hit her especially hard because the child was once placed in her care.

Barbara Kumai took in her biological granddaughter, whose birth name was Ariel Sellers, and her older sister, now 12, in 2017 when they were 2 and 8 and shortly after losing her own son to cancer.

Kumai's daughter, Melanie Joseph, and the father of the girls, Adam Sellers, were addicted to drugs at the time, became homeless and could not keep them.

Four of Joseph's five children eventually were placed by state Department of Human Services child welfare officials in the home of her adoptive parents, Isaac K. "Sonny " Kalua III and his wife, Lehua.



DHS Child Welfare Serv ices allowed Kumai to keep her two grandchildren until late 2018, when her boyfriend got into a serious motorcycle accident.

"The social worker said she didn't want me to get overwhelmed, " the 51-year-old said. "Every time she came to visit, I had just come home from the hospital and I was tired."

Then one evening, Kumai said, the social worker told her to "pack up the girls." At 7 :30 the next morning, the social worker arrived and took them a block away to the Kaluas' house.

"She should have given me a chance, " Kumai said. "I wanted to try. You don't know how many times I called her and left messages. I felt something wasn't right."

Kumai said she thought the decision to move the children may have been because of her own past.

"I made the same mistakes, " she said, explaining that her own drug use led to her children being removed by state child welfare officials. "That was so many years ago. I was trying to tell (the social worker ) that people change. I changed a lot."

Six months after Isabella and her sister were placed with the Kaluas, Kumai said the same social worker returned to her house with the children.

Kumai said she was told that Lehua Kalua was under investigation and was asked, "If found guilty, if I would take them back. I said, 'Yeah.' Then suddenly, boom ! The investigation is over with and everything is OK. That was the end of my visits."

Kumai shared no firsthand knowledge of abuse but said, "That's my granddaughter we're talking about. It makes me angry. I want to go over and say something, but I can't. I shouldn't. If they couldn't handle them, they should stop making up stories. If they kept everything cordial, we could have helped out too."

 

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

6-year-old’s biological family tells community: Don’t give up on search

Isabella "Ariel" Kalua disappeared more than a month ago from her adoptive family’s Waimanalo home.

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6-year-old’s biological family tells community: Don’t give up on search​

The biological family of missing 6-year-old Isabella “Ariel” Kalua is trying to keep her case in the public eye.

The little girl disappeared more than a month ago from her adoptive family’s Waimanalo home.

Volunteers and biological family members held a rally Friday afternoon in Waimanalo and said they’re not going to give up on the search.

“It does get harder. It gets so crazy,” said biological aunt Lana Idao

Family and friends say they’re following every lead they can. On Friday, they were again combing Waimanalo, hoping to find any trace of the girl.

“We feel for Ariel and we feel for her ohana,” said volunteer Amber Franco. “She’s a keiki of Hawaii and it feels right to help the family search, look for her, family gets peace of mind.”

The family said they know there’s a lot of speculation out there. They say hey don’t want to point fingers, they just want to find Isabella.

Hawaii News Now reached out to the Honolulu Police Department on Friday for an update on the investigation. A spokesperson said that “detectives are continuing to work on the case and anyone with info should call HPD or CrimeStoppers.”

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Donor adds $10,000 to reward for information in disappearance of 6-year-old Waimanalo girl

HONOLULU (KHON2) — CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct, 21, that someone donated an additional $10,000 reward for information leading to the person res…

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Donor adds $10,000 to reward for information in disappearance of 6-year-old Waimanalo girl​

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct, 21, that someone donated an additional $10,000 reward for information leading to the person responsible for the disappearance of a six-year-old girl in Waimanalo or for information leading to her recovery.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (808) 955-8300. The public may also send anonymous web tips here or via the P3 Tips app.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing girl’s loved ones say their requests to authorities for updates have been ignored

They want the state and HPD to know they haven’t forgotten about Isabella.

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Missing girl’s loved ones say their requests to authorities for updates have been ignored​

More than six weeks after 6-year-old Isabella “Ariel” Kalua disappeared, loved ones and community members are renewing their push for answers.

On Wednesday morning, a small group gathered outside the Kalihi building that houses one of the state’s Child Welfare Services office.

They want the agency to know they haven’t forgotten about Isabella.


“We as a family, we do the things that we can and we’re not going to stop,” said Alena Kaeo, a relative of Isabella’s biological mother.

Kaeo criticized CWS for not protecting foster kids and said the Honolulu Police Department has not been providing regular updates. Kaeo noted that with missing persons cases on the mainland, authorities are regularly on the news providing the public with information.

“It’s definitely frustrating because we would like answers, something. Some type of information letting us know where they’re at in the case,” said Kaeo.

Hawaii News Now has repeatedly asked HPD for interviews and updates in recent weeks. A request was declined again Wednesday.

A department spokesperson instead sent another statement that said they continue to investigate and pointed out the increased reward that made headlines last week.

HPD also encouraged anyone with tips to call CrimeStoppers.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

There is apparently an online petition.... The adoptive family in this case, who had Isabella in their care, is still trying to legally adopt her little sister.

Posting this for awareness as to what's going on, not to garner signatures.

2,022 people signed and won this petition

Stop The Kalua's from Adopting the Last Seller Girl!! They are not for SELL!

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Please sign this petition to stop the adoption of Ariel Seller aka Isabella Kalua's little sister to the Kalua's, that is to be decided upon on November 16, 2021. Please don't allow the Kalua's to hurt another child fostered and adopted out into the system that they clearly cannot and will not properly care for, don't SELL this child! This child's sister Ariel was clearly physically abused in their care and disappeared without a trace from the Kalua's house. The Kalua's didn't bother to help search for her and refused to speak up and retained an attorney almost a week later. Their associates and other family members are all not cooperating with this investigation to find Ariel. The husband Isaac "Sonny" Kalua III is a convicted felon and his wife Lehua Kanahele Kalua had a drug charge that she had dismissed by doing a program within the court system. Lehua, her husband, and all of Lehua's brothers are a menace to society. We cannot allow them to have another child to SELL OUT!! We need to save this little girl from the horrific fate we have seen firsthand they put Ariel through. This baby needs the community to stand up for her before it's too late! #arielsvoice #neveragain

 

[GrandmaBear]

Missing girl’s loved ones say their requests to authorities for updates have been ignored

They want the state and HPD to know they haven’t forgotten about Isabella.

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Missing girl’s loved ones say their requests to authorities for updates have been ignored​

More than six weeks after 6-year-old Isabella “Ariel” Kalua disappeared, loved ones and community members are renewing their push for answers.

On Wednesday morning, a small group gathered outside the Kalihi building that houses one of the state’s Child Welfare Services office.

They want the agency to know they haven’t forgotten about Isabella.


“We as a family, we do the things that we can and we’re not going to stop,” said Alena Kaeo, a relative of Isabella’s biological mother.

Kaeo criticized CWS for not protecting foster kids and said the Honolulu Police Department has not been providing regular updates. Kaeo noted that with missing persons cases on the mainland, authorities are regularly on the news providing the public with information.

“It’s definitely frustrating because we would like answers, something. Some type of information letting us know where they’re at in the case,” said Kaeo.

Hawaii News Now has repeatedly asked HPD for interviews and updates in recent weeks. A request was declined again Wednesday.

A department spokesperson instead sent another statement that said they continue to investigate and pointed out the increased reward that made headlines last week.

HPD also encouraged anyone with tips to call CrimeStoppers.

Hopefully LE is hard at work and protecting the investigation. However, one always has to wonder when there is an agency involved that there are serious questions about and it is all "government" agencies or departments what really is going on.

It could be that LE does not know who is involved and no one is cleared, not adoptive nor bio. In that case, they are not going to share too much info with family members of either imo...

BUT is that what is going on? Are they pushing in the news for tips, etc. about this little girl (LE I mean)...

 

[GrandmaBear]

There is apparently an online petition.... The adoptive family in this case, who had Isabella in their care, is still trying to legally adopt her little sister.

Posting this for awareness as to what's going on, not to garner signatures.

2,022 people signed and won this petition

Stop The Kalua's from Adopting the Last Seller Girl!! They are not for SELL!

www.change.org

Please sign this petition to stop the adoption of Ariel Seller aka Isabella Kalua's little sister to the Kalua's, that is to be decided upon on November 16, 2021. Please don't allow the Kalua's to hurt another child fostered and adopted out into the system that they clearly cannot and will not properly care for, don't SELL this child! This child's sister Ariel was clearly physically abused in their care and disappeared without a trace from the Kalua's house. The Kalua's didn't bother to help search for her and refused to speak up and retained an attorney almost a week later. Their associates and other family members are all not cooperating with this investigation to find Ariel. The husband Isaac "Sonny" Kalua III is a convicted felon and his wife Lehua Kanahele Kalua had a drug charge that she had dismissed by doing a program within the court system. Lehua, her husband, and all of Lehua's brothers are a menace to society. We cannot allow them to have another child to SELL OUT!! We need to save this little girl from the horrific fate we have seen firsthand they put Ariel through. This baby needs the community to stand up for her before it's too late! #arielsvoice #neveragain

One can about guess my opinion here. It sounds to me a LOT LIKE the Orson and Orrin case. Why are they letting families like this adopt children??? I am not even saying I know about the bio family or that they are fit either (as I don't know) BUT some of these adoptive families and how they are approved is downright scary...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing Waimanalo girl not forgotten on seventh birthday

Nov. 6—Isabella Kalua should be celebrating her seventh birthday today. Instead, many fear the worst for the child, who was reported missing from her home Sept. 13 by her adoptive parents, Isaac and Lehua Kalua. Friends, family and supporters will mark the Waimanalo girl's birthday by tying...

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Missing Waimanalo girl not forgotten on seventh birthday​

Isabella Kalua should be celebrating her seventh birthday today. Instead, many fear the worst for the child, who was reported missing from her home Sept. 13 by her adoptive parents, Isaac and Lehua Kalua.

Friends, family and supporters will mark the Waimanalo girl's birthday by tying ribbons and other items in her favorite color—purple—on a fence at the street corner near the Puha Street home where she lived.

The Kaluas for the most part have maintained their public silence about their missing daughter. Honolulu police also have been silent these many weeks following Isabella's disappearance, saying only that the investigation remains active and is still classified as a missing-person case.