Daniel Dae Kim said his decision to leave "Hawaii Five-O" stemmed from a contract dispute.
In a Facebook post, the actor said he and CBS were unable to agree on contract terms, so he made the "difficult choice" to exit the series.
Kim, who played Chin Ho Kelly on the crime drama reboot, said the "path to equality is rarely easy," without elaborating. He was traveling Wednesday and unavailable, a spokeswoman said.
The departures from the show of Kim and Grace Park, who played Kono Kalakaua, were reported last week. Both had been with the show since it debuted in 2010 with Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan as, respectively, lawmen Steve McGarrett and Danny Williams.
"Daniel and Grace have been important and valued members of 'Hawaii Five-0' for seven seasons," CBS said in a statement Wednesday. "We did not want to lose them and tried very hard to keep them with offers for large and significant salary increases."
The network added that it has "tremendous respect" for the actors and hoped to work with them again.
In his post, Kim said as an Asian-American actor he knows first-hand how difficult it is to find opportunities, especially well-developed characters like Chin Ho.
Kim, who starred in ABC's "Lost," said he was grateful to CBS and the show's producers for having confidence he would bring the role to life.
He's looking at other acting projects, he said, and is producing ABC's upcoming series, "The Good Doctor."
"Hawaii Five-O," a remake of the 1968-80 series starring Jack Lord and James MacArthur, returns next season for its eighth year. It's produced by CBS Television Studios.
Coke’s quarterly revenue and volumes fall but still beat expectations
Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday its third-quarter revenue fell as sales volumes flattened or declined around the world.
But the company still beat Wall Street's forecasts and said it expects full-year organic revenue to rise 10%, which is at the high end of its previous guidance.
The Atlanta beverage giant said its revenue fell 1% to $11.9 billion. That beat Wall Street's forecast of $11.6 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
Coke hiked prices 10% in the July-September period. The company said that was partly due to hyperinflation in markets like Argentina. Coke has raised prices every quarter since the end of 2020.
But those higher prices are hurting demand. Coke said its unit case volumes fell 1% for the quarter. Demand for Coca-Cola Zero Sugar was up 11% but sales of juice, dairy, water, sports drinks and coffee were down.
"There's clearly parts of the consumer landscape where there's pressure on disposable income," Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey said during a conference call with investors.
Quincey said Coke is focused on making drinks more affordable by offering smaller pack sizes and, in some markets, refillable bottles. But prices are also rising due to growing sales of premium beverages like Fairlife milk and Topo Chico sparkling water.
Quincey said Coke will continue to see some inflation in labor, packaging and commodity costs next year, but he also expects smaller price increases and a return to volume growth. Some volume losses in the third quarter were likely temporary; for example, demand was down in India due to monsoons.
"We see us heading towards a more normalized level of pricing going into next year," Quincey said. "We continue to be very choiceful about where we invest... Read More