‘The Landlord’ as his close friends call him doesn’t have much to say in the lineup. Whether it be from Pipeline, Off the Wall, local spots in Kauai, or his hometown of Maui…no other rider since the infamous 
Kainoa McGee has been able to transcend from island to island at the heaviest of localized spots and sit on the biggest and best set waves of the day without a blink of an eye from any local. Leroy has been busy developing with No.6 one of the most revolutionary hybrids for DK and prone.
“Im not a huge contest rider and geared more towards free surfing sessions looking for the best swells” Kaiwi will tell anyone about his methods. “I still consider it important to have presence and participation in them though to support the scene and make sponsors happy.”
Leroy has turned his eye focus onto developing into what he has called the REMIX : old school stability and new school twist. The most important element of his design was to keep a focus on a new board that will enhance both DK and prone with subtlety lying in the new deck option and the power of CNC development. “There’s only a few I would trust to help me develop and market a design like this…so it was a win win for the industry.”
Leroy is currently shooting for upcoming podcasts under the Electric Eye segments filmed by No.6 and taking advantage of the summer swells on the outer islands shooting with fellow team rider Kyle Matsumoto.
