Taylor Wily has sadly passed away.
On Friday (June 21), KITV 4 Island News in Hawaii confirmed that the actor, best known for playing Kamekona on Hawaii Five-0, had died at the age of 56. As of right now, Taylor‘s cause of death has not been revealed.
Taylor, whose real name was Teila Tuli, played Kamekona on the CBS drama for 171 episodes for 10 seasons between 2010 and 2020. He also reprised his role for seven episodes on Magnum P.I.
Following Taylor‘s passing, Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. executive producer Peter Lenkov took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late actor.
Keep reading to find out more…“I am devastated. Heartbroken. I’ll post some detailed feelings later. Just too hard right now,” Peter wrote along with a photo of him and Taylor on set.
Taylor is survived by his wife Halona and their two children.
Our thoughts are with Taylor Wily‘s loved ones during this difficult time. RIP.