Rick Blangiardi
Profile
Rick Blangiardi is an American politician and former television executive currently serving as the Mayor of Honolulu. Born in Massachusetts and raised in an immigrant household, he moved to Hawaii to play college football and later built a long career in broadcasting, notably leading the consolidation of KGMB and KHNL into Hawaii News Now. Elected mayor in 2020 and reelected in 2024, he identifies as a political independent who describes his views as socially liberal and fiscally conservative.
Details
- Born
- September 15, 1946 · 79 years old
- Birth place
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Education
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Springfield College
- Career
- Television executive, general manager of various television stations, assistant football coach
