Lilo and Stitch actor David Hekili Kenui Bell passes away

David Hekili Kenui Bell, who precocious appeared arsenic the beloved “shave crystal guy” successful Disney’s live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch, has sadly passed away. The quality of his abrupt decease was confirmed by his sister, Jalene Kanani Bell, successful a heartfelt tribute shared connected Facebook connected Sunday, June 15.“It is with a dense bosom I stock that my sweet, generous, talented, funny, brilliant, and handsome small member David H. K. Bell volition walk contiguous successful the institution of our Heavenly Father,” she wrote, alongside photos of her brother.Bell precocious celebrated his big-screen debut with his household during the premiere of Lilo & Stitch successful Kapolei, Hawaii. Jalene recounted the joyful acquisition successful her Facebook tribute, describing however David had thoughtfully purchased the champion seats successful the theatre for their household to be the screening unneurotic conscionable 2 weeks ago.“He was and volition stay a agleam and shining star,” she said. Read the elaborate enactment below:"It is with a dense bosom I stock that my sweet, generous, talented, funny, superb and handsome small member David H. K. Bell volition walk contiguous successful the institution of our Heavenly Father. I’ve been waiting for the words and mindset to decently explicit the joyousness of a human, and Prince of a Man helium was, but destiny pushed my manus this greeting by a pre-scheduled Father’s Day newsletter honoring the men successful our lives.I met my small member astatine the property of 18, connected my precocious schoolhouse graduation day, it was the astir astonishing astonishment which I had been asking for for years, that our mom’s made hap for us, and that acquisition has lasted a lifetime. While I didn’t turn up with a Father, David gave maine each the unconditional emotion I could perchance inquire for and I judge that each his household and friends received the aforesaid from him. He was ever truthful arrogant of me, his nieces and his grandnephew, perpetually engaged and ever coming up with amusive activities to get-together. We looked guardant to going to Tatihi and the Lindsey reunion unneurotic to make much household connections.David loved being an actor, doing voiceovers, spending clip with Brutus traveling arsenic an ambassador for Kona Brew. The movie manufacture and amusement was truthful breathtaking to him and I loved that helium enjoyed the arts. He went to Punahou and Kalani portion our dada spoke Hawaiian truthful his quality to present lines with English understanding, Indigenous cognition and Pidgen to da Max…made him a diamond successful the unsmooth diamond. You tin perceive him implicit the PA strategy connected accomplishment astatine Kona Airport wherever helium loved moving to make an awesome and harmless lawsuit experience. He was and volition stay a agleam and shining star. He precocious made it onto the large surface with an iconic Lilo & Stich moment."David’s authoritative origin of decease has not yet been confirmed.His representative, Lashauna Downie, told TMZ, “I americium learning similar you done societal media. This is heartbreaking and sad. He was 1 of my champion talents and embodied the existent meaning of aloha … a gentle giant.”Condolences and tributes person poured successful online arsenic friends, fans, and loved ones connected societal media.