Ken Hon

Ken Hon
Ph.D.
Ken Hon pictured c.2011
TitleScientist-in-Charge (HVO)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Colorado Boulder (BS, PhD)
Websitewww.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/ken-hon

Kenneth Hon, usually known professionally as Ken Hon, is a geologist and the 21st Scientist-in-Charge (SIC) of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), serving since 2021; succeeding Tina Neal (SIC) and David Phillips (Interim SIC). Hon has often been a contact from the Observatory to the news media, and as such is often quoted as an authority figure in the field of Hawaiian volcanology.