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Thursday, September 23, 2021

R.I.P. Al Harrington (1935 - 2021)

Al Harrington

Al Harrington, best known to classic TV fans as Detective Ben Kokua in the original “Hawaii Five-0” series, died Tuesday. He was 85.

His death was confirmed by family members, who said he had been hospitalized recently after suffering a stroke.

Harrington was a Samoan-American actor, singer, and teacher. In 2018, he was the recipient of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts.

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