LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the heirs of an actor famed for his “Hawaii Five-0” role claims a Las Vegas-based company is responsible for the injuries that eventually killed him.
Taylor Tuli Wily played the role of confidential informant Kamekona Tupuola on “Hawaii Five-0” and the reboot of “Magnum P.I.” from 2010 through 2020 and also played a hotel worker in the 2008 comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
According to the lawsuit, Wily was severely injured on Oct. 3, 2023, when a wheelchair lift failed as he was being loaded into a van for non-medical transport near an office complex at 3012 S. Durango Drive.
“As a result of the lift failure, Mr. Wily fell from the platform to the ground, hitting his body and striking the back of his head on the pavement,” according to the lawsuit…