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Stranger than fiction. After years of telling true-crime stories, a real case has hit the NCIS family. William “Kono” Dahlin, an NCIS: Hawai’i actor, died after he was shot and killed in a bar fight in 2023. Dahlin was honored in a title card at the end of the NCIS: Hawai’i premiere.
NCIS: Hawai’i is the fourth series of NCIS franchise, which follows military-related criminal investigations based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Department of the Navy. The franchise also includes the original NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Sydney, and the upcoming NCIS: Origins, which is a prequel series following original NCIS character Jethro Leroy Gibbs.
NCIS: Hawai’i is led by Vanessa Lachey, who plays Jane Tennant, the first female Special Agent-in-Charge of the NCIS: Hawai’i Field Office. As NCIS fans now, the franchise is no stranger to inspirations to true-crime cases. But no one expected one real-life case to hit so close to home. So who is William Kono Dahlin from NCIS: Hawai’i and how did he die? Read on for what to know about the “In Memory Of” card at the end of the Season 3 premiere.
Who’s William Kono Dahlin from NCIS Hawai’i? Dahlin was honorable in a dedication slide at the end of the Season 3 premiere, “Run and Gun.” “In Loving Memory of William “Kono” Dahlin,” the slides read. But who is William Kono Dahlin Jr.? from NCIS Hawai’i?
Dahlin is an actor and crew member who has worked on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He also starred in the 2019 short film Mailboxes and worked as a production intern on the 2010 movie 127 Hours and 2013 film Man of Tai Chi, according to his IMDb. He was born on March 25, 1974, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Honolulu in 1992.
According to KITV 4 Island News, Dahlin died on July 19, 2023, after he was allegedly shot and killed in a fight at at 2012 Bar and Cafe on Bertania Street in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was 49 years old. Dahlin was taken to the hospital where he died of his injuries shortly after. Myron Takushi of Oahu was charged with second-degree murder, terroristic threat, and firearm charges in Dahlin’s death.