Hawaii Five-0 star suffered horror fall months before his death at age 56

A TV star suffered a horror fall just months before his death, it has now been reported. Taylor Tuli Wily died at the age of 56 in June 2024 after enjoying a successful acting career.

He was best known for his part in Hawaii Five-0 before he reportedly suffered injuries in a wheelchair accident just a few months before his death.

A lawsuit was filed on September 26, 2025 which claimed that the star was left with head injuries following an accident that happened on October 3, 2023. Wily's estate has also claimed the injuries which led to his death.

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The Sun reported that Wily was being loaded into a transport van while he was in his wheelchair but this is when the ramp stopped working and the actor fell from a platform, according to the court docs.

Wily then hit his head on the pavement and his estate have claimed that he was unable to get life-saving treatment for the injuries.

The estate is seeking more than $50,000 (£37,000) and wants a jury trial. It has accused GMTCare the Nevada transportation company of failing to make sure the lift was safe before the accident.

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The lawsuit was filed more than a year after Wily's manager told The Los Angeles Times that he died of natural causes.

Wily has a successful acting career which spanned decades but he was also a sumo wrestler and UFC competitor. While he was a sumo wrestler, he went undefeated in his first 14 matches before retiring from the sport in 1989.

Wily competed in his first and only UFC bout in November 1993 when he lost to Gerard Gordeau. He was knocked out in the opening 30 seconds.

Three of Wily's teeth were dislodged due to a flying kick from Gordeau. He then went on to focus on his acting career after this.

Wily appeared in episodes of the TV series Marker and One West Waikiki. However, he is most remembered for his role as Kamekona in Hawaii Five-0.

Wily starred in 171 episodes of the program between 2010 and 2020. His final acting role before his death was in Magnum P.I. between 2018 and 2020, where he also starred as Kamekona.

Peter Lenkov, an ex-Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. runner, led the tributes after Wily died. Writing on Instagram, he said: "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."

Fans of Wily echoed the sentiment in their own comments underneath the post as they noted that Wily's character made the show.

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