Actor Taylor Wily, Known for Hawaii Five-0, Passes Away at Age 56
The Hawaii Five-0 family has lost one of its own.
Actor Taylor Wily, who starred as Kamekona on the former CBS series, passed away at the age of 56, his friend and longtime manager Michael J. Henderson told E! News.
According to Henderson, Wily, a former sumo wrestler and MMA fighter, died of natural causes.
Hawaii Five-0 creator Peter M. Lenkov also confirmed Wily’s death on Instagram June 20.
“I am devastated,” Lenkov captioned a photo with Wily. “Heartbroken. I’ll post some detailed feelings later. Just too hard right now.”
In a follow-up Instagram post, the producer recalled meeting Wily, who appeared on all 10 seasons of the series, before production on the show began in 2010.
“T, as I told you many times, I fell in love with you at the first audition,” he wrote. “You came in with a towel on your head mopping up sweat, and I was smitten. You charmed me into making you a regular… on the show… and in my life. You were family. And I will miss you every day, brother.”