A reason behind loss of life was not shared. Local news outlet KITV reported that Wily died in Hurricane, Utah.
Executive producer Peter Lenkov, who labored with Wily on each “Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.,” said on Instagram that he was “devastated” and “heartbroken” by Wily’s loss of life.
“You charmed me into making you an everyday… on the present… and in my life,” Lenkov wrote in a second post, alongside a slideshow of photos of himself and Wily. “You have been household. And I’ll miss you daily, brother.”
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Wily was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before coming into the movie and tv business, he had a profession as a sumo wrestler and blended martial artist.
Wily had a recurring position on “Hawaii Five-0,” taking part in the character of Kamekona Tupuola for 171 episodes. He additionally reprised the position in “MacGyver” and “Magnum P.I.” He additionally performed a job within the movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and appeared in the course of the twentieth season of “The Amazing Race.”
Wily is survived by his spouse, Halona, and their two kids, KITV reported.
