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

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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. 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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By John Hill
October 18, 2023 · 6 min read

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Another lengthy article from Mr. Hill. It follows on to the previously posted opinion piece. ~Summer
I hope people get on board and yell along with him because he is dead on. I read it and it isn't as long as one of my food posts lol, people NEED to read this imo.

Kudos to him for keeping on this!

Of PARTICULAR interest which I never knew is that there is a FEDERAL law that agencies have to open up records the way I take it in certain circumstances but this agency isn't doing so or following that law. That also tells me that is the same in the West boys in California, AJ Freund in Illinois, and a WHOLE LOT more that are subverting or not following the federal law.

THIS HI agency refers to their policy manual rules RATHER than the federal or state law!

They GAVE this child to known criminals. And more.

I suggest reading and adding a yell at least here. Nothing will ever change without pressure to or outing this stuff. I don't have a bit of time in life and I did so. Please add to it one and all.
 

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.

The adoptive father, Isaac “Sonny” Kalua, is now making a clear distinction between the crimes he is charged with and the crimes his wife is charged with, and has a motion before the court to set bail for him.

The couple has been jailed without bail since their Nov. 17, 2021, indictment.

He also seeks to have all statements he made to police suppressed, claiming he was not read his Miranda rights before being questioned by a detective, and that the statements should therefore be inadmissible for use as evidence at trial.

Lehua and Isaac Kalua reported their adopted daughter Isabella Kalua, whose birth name was Ariel Sellers, missing Sept. 12, 2021, but police said she died in mid-August and her body has never been found.

Isabella’s sister, then 12, revealed that her little sister’s mouth and nose had been duct-taped and that she lost consciousness before her death. Lehua Kalua directed her to help carry the girl into a bathtub of water allegedly to revive her, then assisted in bringing the child’s lifeless body to bed.

The 6-year-old allegedly had been kept in a dog cage and denied food. Both sisters were also allegedly physically and mentally abused since Feb. 8, 2019, when they first went to the Kalua home.

In his motion for bail, Isaac Kalua says he is “charged with an omission offense, not the commission in Count 1 (both for second-degree murder). All available evidence and allegations against Mr. Kalua clearly point in that direction. He had nothing to do with the alleged commission.”

The motion points out that unlike his wife, he is not charged with two counts of abuse of a family member.

Kalua is additionally charged with hindering prosecution, including murder, two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor (bodily injury) and two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor (duty of care).

Lehua Kalua is also charged with the same hindering prosecution and endangering welfare of a minor charges as her husband.

Circuit Judge Paul Wong will hear the motion for bail Jan. 5.

Isaac Kalua’s court-appointed attorney, Donovan Odo, also filed a Dec. 17 motion to suppress statement, which is scheduled to be heard Feb. 26.

The motion says police Detective Alan Oku began a custodial interrogation at 1:38 p.m. Sept. 20, 2021, after Isaac and Lehua Kalua went into an interview room together, and he spoke with both of them for 27 minutes.

Isaac Kalua provided personal information such as his name, address and place of employment, but he was not read his constitutional right to remain silent, Odo alleges.

He said the detective characterized the interrogation as gathering information to “fill in the gaps. It’s a missing-child case.”

He had the couple sign consent forms to search their home video surveillance system, security door monitoring system and cellphones and to provide a buccal swab sample.

“Everything that we do is to try and focus on how do we, what are we missing?” Oku said. “What do we need to do, what things we need to look for or look towards to help us find her or find what happened to her. I’m hoping she’s alive, I’m hoping she’s kind of like lost.”

Before having them sign any consent form, Oku said, “Although it says crime, right now it’s a missing-child investigation.”

Lehua Kalua was then taken to a separate room, while her husband remained and was advised of his constitutional right against self-incrimination, the motion says.
 
Both parties agree on yet another delay, a NINE MONTH one? Prosecution too, well isn't that sweet? Of course I guess there's all these new arguments that now have to be dealt with, arguments they've had two years to make.

Hub turning on wife. Go figure.

A dead child though at the middle of it and justice not denied but taking forever.

And I'm still waiting for the placement agency to be taken to task and torn apart.

And on one hand defense files a bunch of stuff but then complain how long he has been behind bars without trial and should have bail. Well then get to trial already.

Looking at the list of contiuances posted above says it all and with pictures.

This sh*t has gone way too far. Look at it.

You know why don't they just charge someone and set trial for five years later and say no excuses you better be ready and have done all you need to have done by then, no excuses on either side. It would probably be easier on families and more. I know that sound simplistic but all these reset dates, wasted court time with no other cases replacing some of these openings, etc. is such a waste and ridiculous.

Memories forget, personnel and elected officials change, etc. It is BULLSHEET!
 

By HNN Staff
Published: Jan. 6, 2024 at 3:41 PM EST

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.

Her remains were never found.

The Kaluas have pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Their trial is now set for October 28.
 

By HNN Staff
Published: Jan. 6, 2024 at 3:41 PM EST

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.

Her remains were never found.

The Kaluas have pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Their trial is now set for October 28.
Bail? I don't think so.

Trial set out to a full three years+ now. And I'm sure more will come before then.

You know murdered children get no time. No time to grow up, no love, just murder or battering but defendants/perps get all the time in the world. Same with cases with adult victims. Time was taken from them but the ones responsible get all the benefit of the doubt and time in the world before a trial is ever seriously set that will actually GO on the date scheduled.

It's a defendant's/defense's playground and it is a victim and the victim's family additional nightmare and tragedy after the tragedy of their loss.

I realize it is innocent until proven guilty and convicted but I go with that most agencies, counties and DA's do NOT charge unless they feel there is enough evidence. DAs are elected and they want to have a solid winnable case and so that is what I go by, that most likely the one arrested is guilty or charges wouldn't have been brought. Of course it may not be true 100 percent of the time but I think it is these days 99 percent of the time.
 

Hearing to unseal adoption, foster care documents in Isabella Kalua case set​

A hearing to unseal court documents in the Isabella Kalua case is scheduled for Wednesday. Isaac and Lehua Kalua, the adoptive parents of Isabella Kalua, remain in custody awaiting trial for the 6 year old’s murder.

The Public First Law Center filed motions in Family Court to unseal portions of Isabella’s adoption and foster care records. The law firm wants the court to release the Department of Human Services reports regarding the fitness of the Kalua’s as parents and records showing why the court approved Isabella’s placement with them.

Family Court records are protected by privacy laws and often called “ghost cases” by legal experts.

“I think people are really frustrated that there aren’t easy answers, there haven’t been immediate steps taken to try to prevent this,” said Sen. Chris Lee, (D) Kailua, Waimanalo, Hawaii Kai.

The motion states, the Kalua’s had past felony charges along with financial issues and even filed for bankruptcy while Isabella was their foster child. It adds, the state recommended Isabella be placed with the Kalua’s as foster parents then adoption despite serious signs of abuse and neglect.

Experts and advocates said, getting these documents unsealed in Family Court are crucial to get the public’s questions answered.

“I support this motion wholeheartedly and I suspect one of the things they will discover is who was responsible for placing these children with the Kalua family,” said Steve Lane, special master in the Isabella Kalua case.

If the court declines to unseal the documents, the law firm is asking for at least a summary of the findings on Isabella’s adoption placement to understand how the government handled it.

The hearing on the motions is set for Wednesday in Family Court. A community rally is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. that morning.
 

by: Lucy Lopez
Posted: Feb 21, 2024 / 05:10 PM HST
Updated: Feb 21, 2024 / 06:55 PM HST

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A handful of people gathered outside the family court building in Kapolei Wednesday morning to rally in support of Isabella Kalua, also known as Ariel Sellers.

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A hearing had been scheduled today over whether to unseal case records but that hearing has been continued.
 
Here is a case that like in Harmony's someone like that police chief just did needs to come out and say how WRONG the agency did and the FAILURES by the system in placing this child where they did. It needs to not be SHOVED under the rug as almost all are or with a report and slight reprimands to do better or fix some things and maybe firing a low level employee so it goes away and the public stops clamoring about the wrong of it. Yet a ton of the public does no such thing these days. It works. Do a "show" and go on with the same b.s. with slight reprimands at best and all forget or do not yell and they live in their bubble while all falls apart in the world around them.

This CHILD SHOULD NEVER have been where she was. The West boys are aother example. Harmony yet another and it goes on and on and on the names and DEATHS of innocent children placed where they NEVER should have been placed in the first place.

I don't know the reason for anything and I don't know the reason we are here or we watch suffering or humankind go downhill or what the point is but there must be some reason or purpose. If there isn't then it makes NO SENSE. I will never understand why such torture, pain and killing goes on or why we all have to suffer such and see such wrongful tragedies and so on. The only thing I do know is there is some reason we are here and it is not to sit by idly and watch everything go further and further downhill and say nothing. Or there truly is no point and who cares.

The ambivalency that just grows as the idiots that run the world keep just getting all mostly enured to is shocking. Also we are all kept so busy trying to survive who has the time to care about others.

Anyhow this is case that needs to be pursued and yelled about. Do I get the time or remember always? No. Do people out there take up every case or get a nation enraged? No. Because again whoi has the time and there are so many cases and our own lives and things to deal with.

But I will yell when I come to it and see it. Always and forever. And who knows maybe some rare younger person out there will see such and change the world. Unlikely since it has gone so far south but maybe. I sure am not going to shut up about it.

THIS child should NEVER HAVE been where she was. PERPS are the PERPS and the ones responsible but damned right SOME send the children RIGHT INTO the obviously wrong hands.And they need to be held accountable. CRIMINALLY accountable.

Rant over. Rare day off. Cooking and crime are my outlets and unfortunately don't get much time for either these days although I did use up and commit to every tired free moment to watching Harmony get justice. More to come though, I would hope. As the sheriff said.
 
Keyboarding too fast and furious. Went back and fixed SOME of the typos lol.

Have a good one everybody.
 

By Kevin Dayton / April 22, 2024

The state frequently failed to meet legal requirements for licensing foster homes to care for children who may have been abused or neglected, a lapse that created new risks that those children could be placed in unsafe homes, according to a new audit of the foster care licensing system.

The report by the Hawaii Office of the Auditor also concluded the Child Welfare Services Branch has missed out on federal funding because of its licensing problems. The federal government will not help pay the cost of foster homes that are not properly licensed, according to the audit.

The state Department of Human Services was unable to estimate how much in federal reimbursements were lost, but the many problems with licensing foster homes suggest “the State is forgoing significant federal reimbursement dollars,” according to the audit.

DHS disputed the auditor’s conclusion that children were put at risk because of its licensing practices, saying it found no evidence of that when it reviewed the cases cited in the audit. But the department agreed there is a need for changes to its policies and procedures.

The 82-page audit released Monday was ordered by lawmakers in 2022 via Senate Concurrent Resolution 102. The resolution specifically cited the death of 6-year-old Ariel Sellers — also known as Isabella Kalua — in Waimanalo the previous year.

Ariel disappeared while in the care of her adoptive parents, Lehua and Isaac Kalua, who started off as her foster parents. The Kaluas were charged with second-degree murder and other offenses in the case, and are awaiting trial. Ariel was never found, but she was declared legally dead last year.

The case raised obvious questions about foster home licensing because the Kaluas had arrest records. Isaac Kalua had felony convictions for terroristic threatening and assault, and Lehua Kalua was arrested in a drug case in 2000. Her case was dismissed after she graduated from drug court in 2002.

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More at link. ~Summer
 

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 Kalua to foster and eventually adopt Isabella, whose birth name was Ariel Sellers, despite their criminal records and financial troubles.

Family Court Judge Matthew Viola rejected a petition by Public First Law Center to release the records, saying that the redactions necessary to protect privacy would render the documents “distorted and misleading.”

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.
 
GOOD. It's not a win yet but it's a start. They gave this child to criminals.

This child is dead. In no way do I believe otherwise, by these monsters.

So WHO and WHAT does it protect to keep them? The AGENCY of course. And THAT judge needs to go based on his ruling.
 

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