Isabella Kalua was a 6-year-old girl from Waimanalo, Hawaii, who was reported missing by her adoptive parents, Isaac and Lehua Kalua, in September 2021. The parents said they had last seen her asleep the night before, prompting an eight-day search that turned up no sign of Isabella. Surveillance from the family home later showed the last image of her on August 18, 2021, and investigators concluded she likely had been killed before the missing-person report was filed.

Isaac and Lehua Kalua were arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder. Court documents summarize testimony from Isabella’s older adopted sister that Isabella had been kept in a dog cage in the bathroom, was found unresponsive with duct tape over her mouth and nose, and that attempts to revive her, including being placed in a bathtub, failed. The Kaluas were indicted on second-degree murder and other charges; they pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors allege Lehua directly caused the fatal injuries while Isaac failed to help, and the sister also described being forced to help dispose of evidence. Isabella’s remains have not been recovered but a probate court later declared her legally dead.

Does anyone in the Waimanalo area have information about Isabella’s life, the household, or the period around August 2021 that could help fill gaps in the timeline?