Kitesurfing Single Session at Ho’okipa , Maui

[@thejonathanrath]

Kai you first blew my mind at Mavs years ago (epic swell), and ever since…clearly the best multi-sport ocean athlete in the world, probably ever. rip Chris Cornell

[@elizabethjemetz4278]

Good grief, young man! This 64 year old grandma loves to watch you. Amazing!!!

[@RyanSteinolfson]

Love this comment

[@evrgreen_69]

Just ripping. Mind blown💯 Thanks Kai!

[@arquizone]

God damm! this man is a beast. thank you for lighting up my day in the office.

[@mikes5764]

Amazing. Pure art! ❤

[@reflexfilms]

Windsurfing style attack with kiting.!! About 15 years ago I was loving kitesurfing- here in windy WA - but all us strapped surf board riders got written off by the "unstrapped" surfboard crew - about 1 out of 10 of them could actually do it (its super technical) - the other 9 were just wiggling upwind and losing their boards all over the place in the break. Thanks for making this and showing how functional straps + talent + great shapes can be for kite surfing.

[@MrRoundel]

Super impressive riding! This sure shows that if you can do next level moves windsurfing, like 360's, you can do them rather effortlessly under kite power. It's like having most natural governors/limiters removed. Windsurfing's power dynamics and geometries definitely add another layer or two of challenges. You have obviously shed them for a while. Cheers.

[@RubenLenten]

So FUN! Nice one brother

[@sjsomething4936]

😳😳😳 old fart here wishing I had .1% of your abilities and talents. It’s a pleasure watching the amazing moves you are able to pull off! Fantastic soundtrack too, terrific video KL.

[@edmundpestana8777]

Electric Thats a potent wave riding session Kai

[@NTF.England]

Beyond epic session. 11/10

[@aitutaki50]

Having surfed out there a few times while on visits over to Mau'i from the Big Island, I find it very impressive that anyone can even be out in the ocean in those conditions. To be out there absolutely shredding when it's like that is on an entirely different level of elite athletic performance (straps or no-straps)!

[@AAAA-yi9hs]

Just incredible!

[@ЕленаЗитта-о9ь]

Просто супер! Гениально! Покоритель океана! Восторг😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌊❤🎉🖐🦋🌌🌞🌙🌏💐

[@ralphheadrick325]

Mind blowing Kai! Awesome. I would to see frame pulled a little to see how you are flying the kite.

[@ilGiocoMillenario]

Kitewave is one of sport most adrenalitic ever made

[@EF_SURFBOARDS_]

Forces your mind to be highly focused In The moment for extended periods of time combined with gnarly Adrenalin fueled physical action , oxygen infused saltwater mixed with high powered sunlight- the result is a body mind spirit soaked with natural happy endorphins made by the sun gods 😎

[@mrhawaiiglass]

Much Respect ✊!!

[@geoffreypease3585]

Amazing !

[@bassfartz]

Crazy smooth!

[@AgadirFoil]

Amazing 👌👏👏👏👏

[@BrentNorris]

Aloha Kai, what you're doing with physics looks so fun!

[@k4fins405]

As a diehard windsurfer, I gotta say that was pretty cool.

[@EF_SURFBOARDS_]

I need to put straps on my board!!

[@Leowavekid]

WOW!!!!!!

[@jamest1403]

Computer game manoeuvres! Just incredible

[@larsw.larsen4173]

Blew my mind🎉😊

[@stevelongstaffe3222]

Ripping dude 🔥🔥🔥

[@alfredpalm1428]

Compete in a GKA kitesurf event next year!💥

[@phillipmurray1724]

Epic.....✊

[@sorenwolff4954]

Straps. Nuff said. Off the HooK!

[@powerlooper9121]

Absolutely shredding.... fully hooked in and strapped. That's the way to have max control! None of this ego bs strapless crapola.... save that for when you are stuck with paddling out, imho.

[@mrpaulisherwood]

clearly Kai is in the zone! - his body language tells you this is his first love.

[@joeblow1942]

Whoa.

[@alessandrobausani371]

Kai the Alien

[@powerlooper9121]

You can't ride like this while unstrapped, unhooked, while windsurfing, while foiling, while wave surfing. Throwing buckets!

[@craigjones4479]

Get sum...

[@stephenbarron8543]

Kiting is awesome, sort of like flying an airplane. Once the kite launches, you need to be paying super close attention to everything happening. At some point when learning to fly, I read that flying is not difficult, but intolerant of mistakes. I think kiting is similar. Surfing is great too, during those brief seconds not paddling, not sitting on your board or getting waves on the head in the impact zone.

[@AAAA-yi9hs]

Kai should get lessons from this man!

[@sheldon8821]

Its cool but! A lot less cool when I saw the straps

[@zacmitty7851]

Aweful, Kai. Let's analyse this: so it's surfing where the kite keeps getting you out of jail, it's windsurfing where the rig doesn't get in the way of those pesky waves, it's having seemingly limitless time to float in the air - which misses the whole point of surfing/windsurfing airs where time IS limited (and that's what makes those airs special.) Kiting is like eating chocolate cake all day instead of fruit and veg: it is a quick unsatisfying hit for the emotionally immature. You're such a good windsurfer/surfer, think about focussing on these which are more than enough, not these b+lls%it dilutions!

[@simonjones2453]

Hey there lil buddy. Did someone have fun in a way not sanctioned by you? I find a hug often helps.