LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the heirs of an actor famed for his "Hawaii Five-0" role claims that 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," a

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