Hawai'i Conservation Partnerships & Community Stewardship

Cloud forests are among the world's rarest and most hydrologically important ecosystems. The forests of Kaʻū help regulate moisture, support biodiversity, stabilize soils, and contribute to watershed resilience throughout Hawaiʻi Island.

 

KCFC continues to cultivate relationships that advance ecological stewardship, conservation research, restoration planning, and community engagement throughout Hawaiʻi Island.

 

KCFC is supported through a growing network of nonprofit partners, conservation collaborators, technical advisors, workplace giving programs, and community volunteers helping protect and restore Hawaiʻi's native cloud forest ecosystems for future generations.

 

Contributions at this stage directly support:

• Long-term ecological observation and cloud forest monitoring
• Cloud physics initiatives (fog collector sites aligned with FogQuest)
• Acacia koa seedling dispersal programs
• "Pay It Forward" community initiatives 

 

If you feel aligned with this work and would like to contribute, collaborate, or learn more, please contact kcfc.hawaii@gmail.com.

 

With gratitude, we recognize the contributions of Sasha Knowles of Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i; Yukiko Northon of Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i; Sifu Chee Johnson of Kealakekua, Hawai'i; Anna and Roger Southern of Waimea, Hawaiʻi; Erin of Ocean View, Hawai'i; Auntie Janut and Larry of Ocean View, Hawaiʻi; James and Ohana of Captain Cook, Hawai'i; Robert S. Schemenauer of British Columbia; Dr. JB Friday of Hawaiʻi Island; and Diana Hoaglan-Blair and Steve Blair of Collierville, Tennessee.

 

KCFC also honors the legacy of the late Gale Duane Hoaglan, whose pointillist artistry inspired the imagery and visual character featured throughout this website.

 

He Waʻa He Moku — "The island is a canoe."

E Ola Koa — "Live like a koa tree."