Ken Hon, Ph.D.
As the Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), I lead about 30 staff who help to ensure that HVO fulfills its mission to monitor the active volcanoes in Hawaii, assess their hazards, issue warnings, and advance scientific understanding to reduce impacts of volcanic eruption.
Science and Products
Between quiescence and crisis: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory communication and response strategies on the Island of Hawaiʻi Between quiescence and crisis: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory communication and response strategies on the Island of Hawaiʻi
Over the past two centuries, eruptions of Mauna Loa volcano have damaged infrastructure and destroyed several communities on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Future eruptions will impact existing population centers and critical infrastructure, which continue to grow each year. The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has developed and practiced methods to promote eruption...
Authors
Katie Mulliken, Ken Hon, David Alan Phillips, Janet Babb, Frank Trusdell, Christina Neal, Michael H. Zoeller, Michael Poland, Wendy K. Stovall
Inflation rates, rifts, and bands in a pāhoehoe sheet flow Inflation rates, rifts, and bands in a pāhoehoe sheet flow
The margins of sheet flows—pāhoehoe lavas emplaced on surfaces sloping
Authors
Richard P. Hoblitt, Tim R. Orr, Christina Heliker, Roger Denlinger, Ken Hon, Peter F. Cervelli
Science and Products
Between quiescence and crisis: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory communication and response strategies on the Island of Hawaiʻi Between quiescence and crisis: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory communication and response strategies on the Island of Hawaiʻi
Over the past two centuries, eruptions of Mauna Loa volcano have damaged infrastructure and destroyed several communities on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Future eruptions will impact existing population centers and critical infrastructure, which continue to grow each year. The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has developed and practiced methods to promote eruption...
Authors
Katie Mulliken, Ken Hon, David Alan Phillips, Janet Babb, Frank Trusdell, Christina Neal, Michael H. Zoeller, Michael Poland, Wendy K. Stovall
Inflation rates, rifts, and bands in a pāhoehoe sheet flow Inflation rates, rifts, and bands in a pāhoehoe sheet flow
The margins of sheet flows—pāhoehoe lavas emplaced on surfaces sloping
Authors
Richard P. Hoblitt, Tim R. Orr, Christina Heliker, Roger Denlinger, Ken Hon, Peter F. Cervelli