Isabella Kalua.Photo: Honolulu Police Department
The search for a missing 6-year-old girl in Hawaii has been suspended a week after she went missing.
Isabella Kalua was last seen at home in Waimanalo, Oahu, on Sunday, September 12, the Honolulu Police Department said in a previous news release. The search for Isabella — which included local authorities, the FBI and volunteers — wassuspended on Monday, theHonolulu Star Adviserreported.
The Honolulu Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the state of the search Tuesday.
While the search has been suspended, the police investigation into Isabella’s disappearance continues.
A vigil was held for Isabella, whose birth name is Ariel Sellers, at Nanakuli Beach Park on Monday night.
The Kalua’s attorney told theHonolulu Star Adviserthat Isabella had a history of leaving the house at night to sleep in the yard. Sonny and Lehua believe she either wandered off or was abducted, their attorney said, according to the outlet.
Sonny and Lehua reportedly woke up on the morning of Monday, September 13, to find Isabella missing and immediately called the police at 6 a.m.
The pair withdrew Isabella from kindergarten in June, a spokesperson for the Department of Education told PEOPLE on Friday.
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“As time go on, we could end up breaking down. We’re all tired, we’re all worried. It’s hard. It’s really hard.We’re trying to hold on as much as we can,” she said. “Think positive. That’s all we can do is think positive and keep going and going and going until we hear something.”
At another vigil held at Waimanalo District Park, which had been a command post for authorities, on Sunday, the family said they would no longer be helping to organize volunteer search efforts, theHonolulu Star Adviserreported.
Anyone with information about Kalua’s whereabouts is asked to call HPD’s CrimeStoppers at (808) 955-8300. The public can also send anonymous web tipshere.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
