Civil Beat Staff Photographer

Kevin Fujii

Kevin Fujii is a staff photographer for Civil Beat.

Previously, Kevin worked for The Seattle Times, Houston Chronicle and Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram newspapers. Kevin was a general assignment photographer shooting for every section of the newspaper, but specialized in sports and food photography. In 2010 Kevin led The Seattle Times photography staff to win the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News.

Kevin is a four-time Olympic Games photographer and covered other high-profile sporting events including the Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, Final Four and NCAA Bowl Championship Games.

Kevin and his rescue Catahoula Leopard dog Monty have relocated from the mainland to be closer to ʻohana. He is still getting used to saying his surname with an extra “i” instead of pronouncing it like the film.

You can reach Kevin at kfujii@civilbeat.org

Photo Essay: Hurricane Nolo Spares Hawaiʻi The Worst Of Its Wrath Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Photo Essay: Hurricane Nolo Spares Hawaiʻi The Worst Of Its Wrath

With parts of the Big Island still trying to recover from Lala, Nolo meanders away from the state, but brings rain, surf, high winds — and a sense of relief.

After Storms Blow, Humans Help Manu-o-Kū Return To The Trees Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

After Storms Blow, Humans Help Manu-o-Kū Return To The Trees

Honolulu’s official bird gets a little help from its friends.

He May Look Creepy, But This ‘Manikin’ Could Help Save Your Life Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

He May Look Creepy, But This ‘Manikin’ Could Help Save Your Life

The University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine is using a new high-tech human patient simulator to train future doctors.

In A Hidden Hawaiʻi Gulch, A Wartime Secret Opens To The Public Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

In A Hidden Hawaiʻi Gulch, A Wartime Secret Opens To The Public

Last month, the National Park Service started guided tours to Honouliuli, a former World War II internment camp.

Kaua‘i Shrimp: Harvesting Pounds From Ponds To Help Feed Hawai‘i Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Kaua‘i Shrimp: Harvesting Pounds From Ponds To Help Feed Hawai‘i

The shrimp farm has been part of West Kaua‘i’s agricultural landscape for decades.

Waiʻanae Grads Go Big, But Hawaiʻi Celebrations Could Soon Shrink Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Waiʻanae Grads Go Big, But Hawaiʻi Celebrations Could Soon Shrink

The state is expected to see the largest drop in high school graduates in the nation.

Teen Surfers Make Hawaiʻi History In First-Ever State Championship Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Teen Surfers Make Hawaiʻi History In First-Ever State Championship

Students and coaches had advocated for years for surfing to be recognized as an official high school sport.

Like Scrap? Fake Fighting 101 At This Prized Oʻahu Theatre Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Like Scrap? Fake Fighting 101 At This Prized Oʻahu Theatre

Hawaiʻi actors learn how to stay safe and make staged violence look real at Mānoa Valley Theatre.

Stolen Time: A Hawaiʻi Family Remembers WWII Incarceration Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Stolen Time: A Hawaiʻi Family Remembers WWII Incarceration

Ireichō is a book containing the names of 125,284 individuals of Japanese ancestry incarcerated without due process during World War II. Survivors like my father place a Japanese hanko, or stamp, under their name — and the names of their family members — acknowledging the time stolen from their lives.