“Hawaii Five-0” star Taylor Wily has died. He was 56.
Wily’s death was confirmed by KITV 4 Island News in Hawaii. Wily — whose real name was Teila Tuli — played Kamekona on the CBS drama for 171 episodes for 10 seasons between 2010 and 2020. He reprised his role for seven episodes in “Magnum P.I.”
“Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.” executive producer Peter Lenkov shared a photo of himself on Instagram alongside Wily with the caption, “I am devastated. Heartbroken. I’ll post some detailed feeling in a few days. Just too hard right now.”
His cause of death has not been revealed.
The actor’s sister Alyssa shared a video of her and their family paying tribute to the UFC fighter at a gathering on Thursday, per The Sun.
“Mourning and celebrating our favorite brother and uncle the way he would want us to,” she captioned a clip via Facebook. “Family, Food, Music and Good Vibes. Aurrrrrrighhhhh (in his voice).”
The late star’s nephews and nieces also sang Bob Marley’s 1980 song “Three Little Birds (Don’t Worry About A Thing).”
“Singing for their uncle tee,” Alyssa wrote.
Wily also appeared in the 2008 romantic comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” which starred Jason Segel, Kristen Bell and Paul Rudd. Other credits include “Radical,” “MacGyver,” “North Shore” and “Marker.”
He is survived by his wife, Halona, and their two children.
The Post has reached out to Wily’s rep for comment.
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