- Was convicted of second-degree negligent homicide after his vehicle hit and killed a bicyclist in 1986. He was fined $500 and placed on one year's probation.
- Later performed in Waikiki nightclubs singing and performing stand-up comedy.
- In ill health for much of his later life, Zulu (whose stage moniker was sometimes spelled "Zoulou", which the actor claimed was the French Tahitian spelling) suffered multiple heart attacks and strokes, yet managed to continue appearing at "Hawaii Five-O" conventions over the years and played a role in the new Hawaii Five-O (1997) pilot that was filmed in 1997.
- One of the original cast members of Hawaii Five-O (1968), Zulu played "Kono Kalakaua" for four seasons until he was fired after disagreements with the show's publicist. Supposedly, a racial slur was used and Jack Lord had him fired. He later performed in Waikiki nightclubs singing and performing stand-up comedy. Zulu was replaced by Al Harrington.
- His remains were cremated. His ashes are scattered at the Waikiki Beach.
- Once hosted a show in Hawaii called "Big Z Movietime".
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