She has been reporting professionally for more than 20 years beginning in October 1999 with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. She was retained by its new owner in 2001 and again when the newspaper merged into the Honolulu Star-Advertiser in 2010.
Earlier in her career, a Feb. 10, 2001 article titled, "I want to tell my parents I am alive," got national and international attention with the first interview of anyone who had been aboard the Ehime Maru. The New York Times used quotes she obtained from a 16-year-old student who survived the sinking of the Japanese fishing vessel by a U.S. Navy submarine, and gave a nod to the Star-Bulletin. The Toronto Star ran the story. Fujimori also shared a 2004 Society of Professional Journalists award with two colleagues for a breaking news story, "1 dead/Cop Shot."
Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, volunteering to protect native forests, beekeeping, farming, traveling, singing and spending time with her "dogter."
The state of Hawaii is suing ByteDance Inc., the parent company of TikTok, alleging the largest social media company in the world exploits 1 billion users worldwide — more than 150 million in the U.S. alone, including a large number of children, by false marketing and promotion for economic gain. Read more
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A former death row inmate found guilty in April of sex trafficking and related crimes in Hawaii was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to life in prison and ordered to pay over $1 million in restitution to four of his victims. Read more
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Former longtime Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Rowena Akana died Thursday. She was 82. Read more
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The family of Sara Yara, the 16-year-old killed in a crosswalk by a hit-and-run driver, expected Mitchel Miyashiro to plead guilty to first-degree negligent homicide at his change-of-plea hearing Monday. Read more
Circuit Judge Trish Morikawa waived his right to a speedy trial, according to his wishes, and set the trial for April 6. Read more
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A foundation dedicated to reviving kyudo — the Japanese martial art of archery — took aim to find a site in Hawaii to build a dojo (training center) and hit its mark. Read more
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Thousands of peaceful, anti-Trump protesters in Honolulu joined scores across the nation in the “No Kings” rally, dubbed “No Dictators” in Hawaii in deference to Hawaii’s former monarchy. Read more
A state court case that challenged a Hawaii law restricting traditional midwives from assisting in pregnancies and births without state-issued licenses ended Wednesday after the state agreed to settle the matter with nine plaintiffs, including midwives and student midwives. Read more
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