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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Photo Essay: Hawaiʻi Medical Students Anxiously Seek Their Perfect Match
Graduating students at the John A. Burns School of Medicine gathered in the dark during the recent Kona low to find out where they would continue their medical training. Match Day is a national tradition at medical schools across the country. For some Hawaiʻi students, the perfect match was home in the islands.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
After Floods, Otake Camp Cleans Up
Otake Camp, situated on the bank of Kaukonahua Stream, was among Oʻahu’s hardest hit areas after a recent storm devastated the island’s North Shore.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Photo Essay: Learning How To Survive A Rip Current In Hawaiʻi
This lifeguard helped launch an ocean safety campaign in Australia. Can his tips for escaping deadly rip currents save lives here?
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Photo Essay: Tournament Elevates The Historic Hawaiian Board Game Kōnane
The final match of the inaugural Ka Mākou Kōnane Championship Tournament was played on the Papamū Kūpuna, one of six known remaining wooden Kōnane boards in existence.