[1] The village is named after Rabbi Hoshaya (or Oshaya), a scholar in the Amoraic Period of the Talmud who lived in nearby Sepphoris.

Three years later, it was re-purposed for a civilian population, and ten families moved into caravans on the site, with some of the original Nahal soldiers remaining.

In 2000, they founded a soup kitchen to prepare and deliver meals for the needy in nearby communities.

All the streets in Hoshaya are named after the former Israeli settlements in Gush Katif: Gan Or, Morag, Shirat Hayam, Pe'at Sadeh, Dugit, Katif, Bedolah, Gadid, Ganei Tal, Elei Sinai.

As of 2024[update] there is an elementary school "Nativ" (with students from nearby communities, including Tefahot, Kalanit, and Kfar Hananya), Kfar Kedem, a theme park portraying an ancient Galilee village, and a boutique hotel.