THE PEOPLE BEHIND KCFC
What exists today is the result of what came before.
JOSHUA HOAGLAN, CCMA
DIANA HOAGLAN-BLAIR
GUIDED BY PURPOSE
KA-WAI OLA HOAGLAN
Diana Hoaglan-Blair serves as Treasurer of Koa Cloud Forest Conservancy. She provides financial oversight and organizational support to the Board of Directors.
Throughout her lifetime, Diana has demonstrated an enduring commitment to service, wherever she is. She deeply believes in the power of kindness, gentleness, and love. Her wisdom and guidance help ensure that organizational resources are stewarded responsibly in support of the organization's mission.
Diana shares KCFC's core belief that any act of care creates meaningful and lasting impacts seen for generations to come.
Ka-wai Ola Hoaglan co-founded Koa Cloud Forest Conservancy and serves as Secretary of the organization. Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Ka-wai brings a perspective shaped by a lifetime of profound connections to these lands, waters, and communities.
Having spent his life immersed in the rhythms of this ʻāina and the ecosystems that sustain it, Ka-wai carries generations of place-based knowledge and lived experience. His relationship with these lands, waters, and communities helps shape KCFC's vision, grounding its work in a deep understanding of the connections that sustain both forests and people.
His work is guided by the belief that stewardship begins with relationship: to place, to community, and to the living systems that have shaped and sustained life within Hawaiʻi for generations.
Koa Cloud Forest Conservancy is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors committed to stewardship, service, and thinking beyond their own lifetimes. Together, the Board helps provide strategic direction and organizational oversight in support of KCFC's mission to protect and better understand Hawaiʻi's native cloud forest ecosystems.
We share a common core belief that meaningful stewardship extends beyond any one person, event, or generation.
As KCFC grows, we remain committed to ensuring a future where native forests flourish, communities remain connected to the places that sustain them, and stewardship is carried forward from one generation to the next. Join us in our efforts, your contribution will be felt and seen for generations to come.
Joshua Hoaglan co-founded Koa Cloud Forest Conservancy with his husband, Ka-wai Ola Hoaglan, serving as it's President. His background spans healthcare operations, executive administration, and regulatory compliance.
Across healthcare, government, and nonprofit settings, Joshua has strengthened operations, guided complex administrative work, and helped organizations better serve their communities. In 2026, he led KCFC from a shared vision to incorporation, federal 501(c)(3) recognition, and public launch.
Joshua believes the well-being of people, communities, and ecosystems is inseparable. His work at KCFC centers on ecological observation, restoration planning, and community education, building a foundation for both land and community to thrive across generations.
What we choose to do now shapes what follows.
Board of Directors & Founding Leadership
