{"id":1610,"date":"2026-06-20T06:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:05:33","slug":"police-investigate-death-of-8-year-old-hawaii-island-girl-with-severe-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1610","title":{"rendered":"Police investigate death of 8-year-old Hawaii Island girl with severe injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Police are investigating the death of an 8-year-old Hawaii Island girl who had severe injuries, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1608\">2nd suspect charged in connection with Hopaka St. shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kaya Kahalehoe-Adolpho was brought into Hilo Benioff Medical Center on June 10 unresponsive. <\/p>\n<p>She was then airlifted to Kapi\u2019olani Medical Center for Women and Children, where she was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<h2>Family questions circumstances<\/h2>\n<p>The girl\u2019s mother, Amanda Kahalehoe, who lives on Maui, and her aunt, Mandee Kahalehoe, are demanding answers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand how,\u201d Mandee said. \u201cI just need answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kaya lived with her father and stepmother on the Big Island.<\/p>\n<h2>Injuries and initial report<\/h2>\n<p>Police sources say Kaya\u2019s injuries included a fractured skull, bleeding in her brain and a broken collarbone.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1607\">First Alert Forecast: Father\u2019s Day weekend will be warm and sunny and series of swells; mauka clouds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources say the family members who called 911 said she fell in the shower.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s an accident,\u201d Mandee said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe it at all,\u201d Amanda said.<\/p>\n<h2>Investigation ongoing<\/h2>\n<p>Hawaii County Police say the case is classified as a home accident and death investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The lieutenant with the Juvenile Aid Section said investigators are in the process of interviewing family members and people who were with Kaya last to see if they can identify or rule out foul play.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cGet justice for her,\u201d said Amanda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause there\u2019s no way this kind of thing happens as an accident,\u201d said Mandee.<\/p>\n<p>Hawaii County Police say there are no suspects at this time.<\/p>\n<p>They said the child\u2019s autopsy is complete, and police are waiting for the results.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1605\">Honolulu EMS graduates 10 EMTs amid staffing push<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police are investigating the death of an 8-year-old Big Island girl who had severe injuries, according to sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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