<ul class="summary-list"><li>The murder trial for the adoptive parents of a 6-year-old girl in Honolulu has been delayed to May.</li><li>Prosecutors have accused Isaac and Lehua Kalua of killing their daughter Isabella "Ariel" Kalua.</li></ul>The murder trial for the adoptive parents of a 6-year-old girl in Honolulu has been pushed back four months, to May, because of COVID-19, according to court documents.Isaac and Lehua Kalua face nine charges, including two counts of second-degree murder, in connection with the death of Isabella "Ariel" Kalua. Prosecutors are <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-adoptive-parents-could-face-life-prison-without-parole-2021-11">seeking life sentences</a> without the possibility of parole if they're convicted. The Kaluas have pleaded not guilty.The trial had been set to start at the end of January but was delayed because of a rise in COVID-19 cases in <keyword id="11940260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii" source="Orion">Hawaii</keyword>, the documents said.The couple fostered Isabella and three of her siblings for several years before adopting Isabella and two of the siblings on January 26, 2021, <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/missing-waimanalo-girl-not-forgotten-160900861.html">a social worker told The Honolulu Star-Advertiser</a>.The Kaluas reported Isabella missing on September 13. Authorities in Honolulu have said they believe the girl had been dead for <a href="https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-11-10/2-people-arrested-in-connection-with-missing-waimanalo-girl">at least a month</a> and have accused Kaluas of covering up her death and hiding evidence.In <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21103497/isabella-kalua-court-documents.pdf">an affidavit</a> filed in November, an investigator said Isabella's 12-year-old sister told him that <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-adoptive-parents-suspects-death-6-year-old-2021-11">Isaac and Lehua Kalua</a> had duct-taped Isabella's mouth and nose and <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kaluas-parents-accused-duct-taping-daughter-in-dog-cage-2021-11">left her in a dog cage</a>, where she died.Prosecutors and <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/15/hawaii-news/hundreds-of-volunteers-continue-search-for-missing-waimanalo-girl/">relatives said</a> the siblings had been removed from their biological mother's custody because of substance-use and housing issues. Isabella's biological family members are said to be <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-biological-family-said-to-consider-suing-hawaii-officials-2021-11">considering a lawsuit</a> against state officials over Isabella's placement with the Kaluas.<a href="https://www.insider.com/isaac-kalua-felonies-filed-for-bankruptcy-ahead-of-adoption-2021-11">Records indicate</a> in 2000, Isaac Kalua was convicted of four felony charges of assault, attempted assault, and terroristic threatening, to which he pleaded guilty and served five years of probation.An attorney representing the Kaluas could not be immediately reached for comment.

Trial for couple accused of killing their adopted daughter by putting her in a dog cage has been postponed

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Isaac and Lehua Kalua face life in prison without parole if found guilty of killing <keyword id="12540611" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="isabella-kalua" source="Orion">Isabella Kalua</keyword>.</li><li>Under <keyword id="11940260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii" source="Orion">Hawaii</keyword> law, crimes against children can be punished more harshly. Isabella was 6.</li></ul>Hawaiian prosecutors want to put Isabella Kalua's adoptive parents in prison for life with no parole if they are found guilty, court papers show.Lehua and Isaac Kalua were charged with the <keyword id="13542" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="murder" source="Orion">murder</keyword> of six-year-old Isabella, after her weekslong missing person case turned into a murder investigation. The Kalua, who live near Honolulu, told authorities that Isabella had gone missing on September 13.But police soon concluded that Isabella died around a month previously, and believe her adoptive parents are to blame.The Kaluas are the sole suspects in the case and were <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-adoptive-parents-suspects-death-6-year-old-2021-11">arrested on suspicion of her murder</a> on November 10. Isabella's remains have not been found. Her sister, who was also adopted by the Kaluas, told Honolulu Police that the couple often <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kaluas-parents-accused-duct-taping-daughter-in-dog-cage-2021-11">locked Isabella in a dog cage</a> and duct-taped her mouth.Isaac Kalua then feigned COVID-19 symptoms in order to take time off work to hide the evidence, the sister said. <div type="image" title="Isabella Kalua" height="1124" width="1498" msid="87783624" hostid="261"></div>"The allegations in this case are heinous beyond description," said a press release from City Prosecutor Steve Alm Wednesday, <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/11/17/breaking-news/oahu-grand-jury-indicts-adoptive-parents-of-isabella-kalua-on-murder-charges/">according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser</a>. "And we will hold Lehua and Isaac Kalua accountable for their alleged crimes against this defenseless child."The girl's young age merits enhanced punishment, prosecutors say. "An extended term of imprisonment is necessary for the protection of the public," <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/540528222/Kaluas-Indictment-2021-11-17">according to an indictment filed Wednesday</a>.Under Hawaii law, <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2013/title-37/chapter-706/section-706-656/">the standard punishment</a> for second-degree murder is life in prison with the possibility of parole. However, in cases where the victim is particularly vulnerable — such as being elderly, disabled, or under the age of eight — <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2013/title-37/chapter-706/section-706-662/">that term can be extended</a>. The case has caused outrage in Hawaii, where hundreds of volunteers turned out to search for Isabella when it was believed she was alive and missing. The girl — whose birth name is Ariel Sellers — would have turned seven on November 6, <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=35871X1550380&amp;isjs=1&amp;jv=15.2.1-stackpath&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insider.com%2Fisabella-kalua-fbi-dig-up-parents-backyard-search-for-remains-2021-11&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.staradvertiser.com%2F2021%2F11%2F06%2Fhawaii-news%2Fmissing-girl-not-forgotten-on-seventh-birthday%2F&amp;xs=1&amp;xtz=0&amp;xuuid=1f8718c1a32de8e86fca4cbe0f44ce08&amp;cci=d1ee5b92b8b2779854dd9072b0b91b15">according to the Star-Advertiser</a>.The girl's biological family is <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-biological-family-said-to-consider-suing-hawaii-officials-2021-11">considering suing the state</a> over its decision to place Isabella in the Kaluas' care.

Prosecutors plan to seek life without parole for Hawaii adoptive parents accused of murdering their 6-year-old daughter

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Isaac and Lehua Kalua were charged with second-degree murder in the death of their adopted daughter.</li><li>Court records showed the two were able to adopt despite filing for bankruptcy.</li></ul>Isaac Kalua, who was charged with second-degree murder alongside his wife Lehua in the death of their 6-year-old adopted daughter Isabella, was able to adopt despite being convicted of multiple felonies.According to records viewed by Insider, in 2000, Isaac Kalua was convicted on four felony charges of assault, attempted assault, and terroristic threatening, to which he pleaded guilty and served five years probation. Lehua had been indicted for felony drug promotion in 2001, but the charge was dismissed in 2002 after she completed a drug court program, HawaiiNewsNow reported. Court records reviewed by Insider also showed that Isaac declared bankruptcy in June 2020. In his bankruptcy petition, Kalua lists his three adopted children as dependents.The couple fostered Isabella and her siblings for several years before adopting the three of them on January 26, 2021, <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/missing-waimanalo-girl-not-forgotten-160900861.html">according to HawaiiNewsNow.</a> The report added that the three siblings were removed from their biological mother's custody because of substance abuse and housing issues.The Kaluas reported their adopted daughter Isabella, also known as Ariel Sellers, missing on September 13, but investigators now believe the girl had been dead at least a month before that time and that the parents covered it up and hid evidence, according to the Honolulu Police Department.The biological family of Isabella, whose birth name is Ariel Sellers, are also said to be <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-biological-family-said-to-consider-suing-hawaii-officials-2021-11">considering a lawsuit</a> against child welfare service officials in <keyword id="11940260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii" source="Orion">Hawaii</keyword> for placing her with the adoptive parents.In <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21103497/isabella-kalua-court-documents.pdf">court documents made public on Friday</a>, Hawaiian investigators alleged that Isabella's 12-year-old biological sister told them that <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-adoptive-parents-suspects-death-6-year-old-2021-11">Isaac and Lehua</a> duct-taped Isabella's mouth and nose and left her in a dog cage where she died. The Kaluas pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder charges in court last Friday.Insider reached out to their attorney for comment.

Isaac Kalua — who was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his adopted daughter — has multiple felony convictions and filed for bankruptcy in June 2020

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Isaac and Lehua Kalua were charged with second-degree murder in the death of their adopted daughter.</li><li><keyword id="12540611" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="isabella-kalua" source="Orion">Isabella Kalua</keyword>'s biological family are said to be considering bringing a lawsuit against the state.</li></ul>The biological family of six-year-old Isabella Kalua are said to be mulling a lawsuit against officials in <keyword id="11940260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii" source="Orion">Hawaii</keyword> for placing her with the adoptive parents charged with her murder.<a href="https://www.kitv.com/story/45203264/legal-action-being-considered-by-isabella-ariel-kalua-biological-family?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_KITV4">KITV4 reported</a>, citing the family, that they could sue the state for failing to keep Kalua safe.Kalua's biological aunt, Lana Idao, told the outlet that "all options are on the table.""We'll keep fighting and never let her name of her be put back into a corner, to make sure we learn from this and we carry it out for her. To make sure no other children go through the same thing she went through," she said.Isaac and Lehua Kalua were charged last week with second-degree murder in her death.Investigators in Hawaii said in court documents that the couple taped Isabella's mouth and left her in a dog cage, <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kaluas-parents-accused-duct-taping-daughter-in-dog-cage-2021-11">Insider's Azmi Haroun reported</a>.Police in Honolulu <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kaluas-parents-accused-duct-taping-daughter-in-dog-cage-2021-11">said</a> the child may have been dead for at least a month before her parents reported her missing on September 13, and that they hid the death.

Biological family of Isabella Kalua said to be considering suing Hawaii officials for placing her with the adoptive parents charged with her murder

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Isaac and Lehua Kalua were accused of killing their adopted daughter Isabella, according to new documents.</li><li>Their elder daughter said that the parents duct-taped Isabella's mouth and nose and locked her in a dog cage, according to the documents.</li></ul>In new <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21103497/isabella-kalua-court-documents.pdf">court documents made public on Friday</a>, Hawaiian investigators alleged that <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-adoptive-parents-suspects-death-6-year-old-2021-11">Isaac and Lehua Kalua</a> duct-taped their 6-year old adopted daughter's mouth and nose and left her in a dog cage.The couple reported their adopted daughter Isabella, also known as Ariel Sellers, missing on September 13, but investigators now believe the girl was dead at least a month before that time and that the parents covered it up and hid evidence, according to the Honolulu Police Department.A complaint submitted by Detective Alan Oku with the Honolulu Police Department, made public as the couple appeared in court and were charged with second-degree murder, was reviewed by Insider. If found guilty, the couple faces life in prison without parole.The documents allege that new surveillance footage and an interview with Isabella's older biological sister, who was also adopted by the couple along with another sibling.According to the complaint, authorities recorded an interview with Isabella's older sister, who was not named, where she alleged that her parents killed her sister and then covered it up.The sister told authorities that Isabella "was in the bathroom in a dog cage, duct tape on her mouth and nose, and she didn't wake up." The sister alleged that she saw her sister in the bathroom at 3:30 a.m. local time on September 12, because her parents woke her up, according to the documents. "Lehua then filled the bathtub with water and put I.P.K. in it to see if she would wake up, but it did not work," the complaint says. The sister "then had to help carry I.P.K.to their bedroom," the complaint added.Insider reached out to Justin Tanaka, who is representing the Kalua parents.The sister, who was interviewed on November 5, told authorities that she was told to keep it a secret around two months ago, and that "she knows I.P.K. is dead because she was there."According to the complaint, the sister also told authorities that Isaac faked a COVID-19 diagnosis and took a day off of work in September to help Lehua cover up the death.The sister told authorities Isaac took off work to "help mom" and "get rid of the stuff...evidence."In the interview, the sister also shared that the parents used the dog cage on Isabella "plenty of times," and did not own a dog. Isabella's sister told authorities that her parents did not feed her younger sister and that Isabella would sneak out of her room at night to eat — so her parents bought a dog cage and used it on her frequently, as well as duct tape.In addition to the interview, Honolulu authorities also unearthed key new surveillance footage, which they alleged the couple initially said did not exist."On September 13, 2021, video surveillance was recovered from the Kalua residence," the complaint says, noting that Isaac Kalua had initially told authorities that their camera surveillance system constantly turned "on and off."Prior to Friday, authorities were only able to access video surveillance from the Kalua household dating until August 18.FBI agents <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-fbi-dig-up-parents-backyard-search-for-remains-2021-11">are still searching</a> for the remains of <keyword id="12540611" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="isabella-kalua" source="Orion">Isabella Kalua</keyword> in light of new allegations.

Isabella Kalua's adoptive parents accused of duct-taping and leaving daughter in dog cage 'plenty of times' as sibling watched on, according to new court documents

<ul class="summary-list"><li>FBI and police dug up the yard of the couple charged with killing six-year-old Isabella Kalua.</li><li>Lehua and Isaac Kalua were charged Wednesday for the <keyword id="13542" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="murder" source="Orion">murder</keyword> of Isabella, their adoptive child.</li></ul>FBI agents continued their search for the remains of Isabella Kalua Thursday by digging up the backyard of her adoptive parents, who have been charged for her murder.<a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-adoptive-parents-suspects-death-6-year-old-2021-11">Isaac and Lehua Kalua were charged Wednesday</a> with second-degree murder in her death, police in Honolulu, <keyword id="11940260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii" source="Orion">Hawaii</keyword>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsVgQx0YxlY">told a press conference</a> that day. The couple reported Isabella missing on September 13. But investigators now believe the girl was dead around a month before that time, according to Ben Moszkowicz, a senior officer with the Honolulu Police Department.They are due in court on Friday."We believe that the evidence leads to the Kaluas and no-one else," interim Police Chief Rade Vanic said Wednesday.At the time of the arrest, police also served a search warrant at the couple's home in the Waimanalo district of Honolulu, as well as Isaac Kalua's workplace at Pearl Harbor. <div type="image" title="A Google Maps view of Puha Street, Wainamalo, Hawaii." height="1000" width="2000" msid="87668505" hostid="261"></div>FBI agents with pickaxes, probes and markers began searching the yard as of around 2pm Wednesday, <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/11/11/breaking-news/fbi-agents-dig-through-yard-at-waimanalo-home-of-missing-girl/">according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser</a>. Investigators also opened and photographed manholes on the intersection of nearby Kakaina and Hihimanu streets, the paper reported.Experts have said that drones with thermal imaging cameras, sniffer dogs and soil samples could also help investigators find Isabella's remains, <a href="https://www.khon2.com/local-news/drones-and-canine-units-are-key-tools-in-the-search-for-remains-of-isabella-kalua/">according to local channel KHON2</a>.Computer records and social media traces would likely be important to the investigation, Sheryl Sunia, Criminal Justice Program Chair at Hawaii Pacific University, told the outlet.<div type="image" title="The police missing person notice for Isabella Kalua, with a photo of her smiling on the right and personal details listed on the left." height="785" width="1571" msid="87668506" hostid="261"></div>Isabella, whose birth name was Ariel Sellers, would have turned seven years old on November 6, <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/11/06/hawaii-news/missing-girl-not-forgotten-on-seventh-birthday/">according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser</a>. Her missing-person case inspired hundreds of people to volunteer in the search. Following the announcement of the Kaluas' arrests, community members gathered in a vigil near her home, <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/11/11/its-heart-wrenching-loved-ones-community-hold-vigil-waimanalo-missing-6-year-old/">Hawaii News Now reported</a>.

FBI agents looking for 6-year-old Isabella Kalua dug up her adoptive parents' back yard hoping to find her remains

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Isabella Kalua's sister told police she saw her sister in a dog cage in her home, documents show.</li><li>Isabella had duct tape on her nose and mouth and was not breathing, the girl said.</li></ul>The adoptive parents of a six-year-old girl kept her in a dog cage in their home in <keyword id="11940260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii" source="Orion">Hawaii</keyword>, and appeared to try to cover up her death, the girl's sister told police.The description of Isabella Kalua was contained in <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/539239709/Isaac-Kalua-Complaint#from_embed">a criminal complaint</a> against Lehua and Isaac Kalua, the adoptive parents who reported her missing and <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-adoptive-parents-suspects-death-6-year-old-2021-11">were later charged with murdering her</a>.The complaint included details of an interview the <keyword id="11899377" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="honolulu" source="Orion">Honolulu</keyword> Police Department carried out with Isabella's elder sister, who was not named and is around 11 years old. It was published by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspaper.<iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" title="Lehua Kalua Complaint" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/539220131/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-OkCRdH2SkErx9J4FZreZ9J4FZreZ" tabindex="0" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"><a title="View Lehua Kalua Complaint on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/539220131/Lehua-Kalua-Complaint#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;">Lehua Kalua Complaint</a> by <a title="View Honolulu Star-Advertiser's profile on Scribdribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/user/31661381/Honolulu-Star-Advertiser#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;">Honolulu Star-Advertiser</a>The sister described seeing Isabella lifeless in a dog cage with duct tape on her nose and mouth about two months ago, before she was reported missing.The sister said Lehua, adoptive mother to both girls, asked her to keep what she saw a secret.According to the court documents, the sister alleged that Lehua Kalua filled a bathtub with water to try and wake Isabella. She did not wake up, per the complaint.<div type="image" title="Police press conference for Isabella Kalua" height="3024" width="4032" msid="87689705" hostid="261"></div>Isabella was <a href="https://www.insider.com/isabella-kalua-fbi-dig-up-parents-backyard-search-for-remains-2021-11">reported missing on September 1</a>3 by Lehua and Isaac Kalua. Per the complaint, they told police they last saw her when putting her to bed on September 12.This and other information the Kaluas gave was later found to be false, Honolulu police officer Deena Thoemmes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsVgQx0YxlY">told a press conference</a> on Wednesday announcing their arrest.The Kaluas appeared in court on Friday and pleaded not guilty, <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/11/12/adoptive-parents-isabella-ariel-kalua-make-first-court-appearance-girls-murder/">according to Hawaii News Now</a>. Police said they are the sole suspects in her death.<div type="image" title="Isaac Kalua, left, and Lehua Kalua, right." height="1000" width="1333" msid="87689706" hostid="261"></div>Isabella was last seen on surveillance footage on August 18. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsVgQx0YxlY">According to Honolulu police,</a> she may have been killed as long as a month before the missing-person report. The sister in her interview could not give precise dates for what she saw.She said that the Kaluas routinely used a dog cage to contain Isabella, hoping to prevent her from sneaking around at night to find food because she was hungry, the complaint said. She said Isabella was hungry because Lehua didn't feed her.The sister told police that she was there when the dog cage was ordered online, and noted that he family did not have a pet, per the complaint.The sister said that she believed the duct tape came from her adoptive father's job at Pearl Harbor shipyard. She alleged that Isabella had been duct-taped "plenty of times" before.

Parents charged with murder of their adopted daughter kept her in a cage, duct-taped her mouth, and tried to keep her death a secret, sister told police

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The search for a missing <keyword id="11940260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hawaii" source="Orion">Hawaii</keyword> girl has turned into a murder investigation, Honolulu police said.</li><li>Isabella "Ariel" Kalua's adoptive parents are now the sole suspects in her <keyword id="12152930" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="homicide" source="Orion">homicide</keyword>.</li></ul>The adoptive parents of a six-year-old girl were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of her murder, police in Hawaii said.<a href="https://www.honolulupd.org/missing-juvenile-isabella-kalua/?fbclid=IwAR3smuTDOEknTInaTjkYAMg1sk4XZwbk9pjxVagkxTwHxaevpGkTpgYIZ6U">Isabella "Ariel" Kalua was missing on September 13</a> by Isaac and Lehua Kalua, who said they last saw her when they put her to bed the night before.But after an extensive search, police said they think Isabella had in fact been killed as long as a month before the missing-person report, according to Ben Moszkowicz, a senior Honolulu Police officer who <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsVgQx0YxlY">spoke at a press conference Wednesday</a>. Police have ruled out other suspects for the time being and were searching the Kaluas' home as well as the Pearl Harbor shipyard where Isaac Kalua worked, Moszkowicz said. "Unfortunately what began as a search for a missing girl turned into a murder investigation focused on the Kaluas," said interim Police Chief Rade Vadic. No remains have been recovered and the cause of death is still unknown, he said. <div type="image" title="A screenshot of a Honolulu Police Department press conference, showing interim police chief Rade Vadic at the podium and mugshots of suspects Isaac and Lehua Kalua on a screen to his right." height="1000" width="2000" msid="87650187" hostid="261"></div>When they reported her missing, the Kaluas told police that they had last seen her when they put her to bed the night before, said Moszkowicz. But much of the information they received at the outset was false, Lieutenant Deena Thoemmes told the press conference, without elaborating on the details. This slowed the investigation, she said. Vadic said he was unable to explain what had led police to suspect towards the Kaluas because the investigation was still live. "At the onset there was a lot of questions," said Thoemmes, adding: "There were some things that just weren't adding up for us." The Kaluas were initially cooperative "and then eventually they weren't," she said, saying they began not returning calls. Clues about the Kaluas' mindset, provided by the FBI's behavioral analysis unit, helped move the investigation forward, Moskowicz said. <div type="image" title="A screenshot of a video screen showing four images of Isabella Kalua smiling." height="1000" width="2000" msid="87650188" hostid="261"></div>Isabella's disappearance <a href="https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hundreds-rally-in-waimanalo-to-search-for-missing-6-year-old-girl/">spurred hundreds of volunteers</a> and HPD officers to help in the search, the officers said.Isaac and Lehua Kalua adopted Isabella within the last two years, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parents-accused-6-year-old-girls-murder-weeks-reported-missing-rcna5202?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma">according to NBC News</a>. They legally changed her name from her birth name, Ariel Sellers, but continued to refer to her as "Ariel," as did police, Moszkowicz said Wednesday.Isabella's biological aunt, Alena Kaeo, <a href="https://www.khon2.com/local-news/doe-adoptive-parents-of-missing-6-year-old-girl-withdrew-her-from-waimanalo-school/">told local outlet KHON2</a> that for her biological family the <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> "is like a bomb in our head and our faces.""We didn't have answers and then, boom, all of a sudden they're arrested and they have the house being raided," she added. In June, the Kaluas applied to withdraw Isabella from state school and enrol her for homeschooling, something that Kaeo said was "suspicous," KHON2 reported. The Kaluas are in custody and cooperated in the arrest, Moszkowicz said, adding that police cannot interview them until they have lawyers. That is likely to be Friday, he said.

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Trial for couple accused of killing their adopted daughter by putting her in a dog cage has been postponed

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Prosecutors plan to seek life without parole for Hawaii adoptive parents accused of murdering their 6-year-old daughter

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Isaac Kalua — who was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his adopted daughter — has multiple felony convictions and filed for bankruptcy in June 2020

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Biological family of Isabella Kalua said to be considering suing Hawaii officials for placing her with the adoptive parents charged with her murder

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Isabella Kalua's adoptive parents accused of duct-taping and leaving daughter in dog cage 'plenty of times' as sibling watched on, according to new court documents

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FBI agents looking for 6-year-old Isabella Kalua dug up her adoptive parents' back yard hoping to find her remains

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Parents charged with murder of their adopted daughter kept her in a cage, duct-taped her mouth, and tried to keep her death a secret, sister told police

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A couple in Hawaii were arrested on suspicion of murdering their six-year-old adopted daughter, whom they recently reported missing

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