Danny Kamekona

• Name — Danny Kamekona • Born — 5 November 1935 • Birthplace — Hilo, Hawaii • Died — 2 May 1996 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1968–1996 • Height — 168cm • Spouse — Michiko Kamekona • Children — 2

Kamekona began his acting career on television, debuting in a 1968 episode of Hawaii Five-O, one of 32 different appearances over 11 years. Other TV appearances included The Brian Keith Show; Sanford and Son (incidentally, as a Honolulu police detective in the three-part episode "The Hawaiian Connection", a nod to his Hawaii Five-O character); Barnaby Jones; six episodes of Magnum, P.I.; 21 Jump Street; L.A. Law; Walker, Texas Ranger; and his last TV appearance, in 1995's Burke's Law. He appeared as Agawa, employed by Riochi Tanaka in the episode "The Rising Sun Of Death" of the series Miami Vice. The Karate Kid Part II was Kamekona's debut movie appearance in 1986. Other movie appearances included Black Widow, Problem Child, Honeymoon in Vegas, and his final movie appearance, 1993's Robot Wars.

Kamekona was found dead in his Los Angeles, California, apartment on May 2, 1996, at age 60. A heart attack was speculated; however, the exact cause of death was never revealed.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1968–1980 — Hawaii Five-O — Various characters — 33 episodes • 1981–1984 — Magnum, P.I. — Various characters — 6 episodes • 1987 — Miami Vice — Agawa — Episode: "The Rising Sun of Death" • 1989 — Tour of Duty — Moui — 2 episodes • 1989–1990 — Jake and the Fatman — Lt. Kamalani/Makala — 2 episodes • 1991 — L.A. Law — Yoshi Nakajima — Episode: "Mutinies on the Banzai" • 1992 — Santa Barbara — Mr. Taksan — 3 episodes • 1993 — Raven — Takuya Makura — Episode: "Playback" • 1993 — Walker, Texas Ranger — Mitsua Usagi — Episode: "A Shadow in the Night" • 1993 — Wild Palms — Ushio — Episode: The Floating World" (Uncredited) • 1993 — Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero — Dr. Hasagawa — Episode: "Dino Might (Gomora)" • 1994–1995 — Burke's Law — Henry — Regular role; 27 episodes