A public service announcement · from the people who love him
Kadin Hayakawa: golfer, pool shark, genuinely great musician, and one of the most caring humans we know. He will remember your coffee order, your dog's name, and your mom's birthday. He is — and science cannot explain this — single.
Hole 1 · Par 3
Every great course hands you a scorecard at the first tee. Here's his. Reviewed for accuracy by his mother.
| Category | Scouting report | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Makes videos on the golf course and runs social media for 18 Birdies. Found a legal loophole to golf on a Tuesday. | Birdie |
| First love | Golf. You will hear about it. See Hole 3. | Eagle |
| Side game | Pool. Bring quarters. Lose gracefully. | Birdie |
| Music | A genuinely great musician — plays guitar and actually sings. Yes, really. | Birdie |
| Heart | One of the most caring, loving people you'll ever meet. This is the whole reason the site exists. | Albatross |
| Red flag | Will explain, in detail, why the 7-iron was the right call. | Bogey (worth it) |
| Status | Single. We don't understand it either. | Scramble |
Hole 3 · Par 4
Let's address it up front: golf isn't just Kadin's hobby, it's his profession. He runs the 18 Birdies social media and spends his workdays filming videos out on the course — which means he engineered a life where being on the fairway counts as being at the office. And he walks all eighteen, every time. No cart. The man commits.
But study the hoodie. The man owns — and wears, in public — apparel that openly roasts his favorite sport. That's the full package right there: obsessed enough to be passionate, self-aware enough to laugh at it. Date a man who can take a joke and a divot.
Hole 5 · Par 3
The scorecard made some big claims. Here are the exhibits.
Hole 7 · Par 5
Stuck on a first message? Skip "hey." Here are five field-tested conversation starters, vetted and approved by the committee.
Ask him about last summer's fishing trip — the one where he almost died. We are not exaggerating for the website. It is a genuinely wild story with a beginning, a middle, and a part where everyone at the table goes quiet.
We won't spoil it here, because hearing Kadin tell it is the whole experience. Pictured: a dramatic reenactment, performed by the survivor himself.
№2
He recently spent six months living in Florida — golfing, surfing, and loving every single minute of it. Ask about the night the water started glowing: bioluminescence is real, and he's paddled through it.
"Wait — the water glows?"
Moved to Texas with his cousin for a few months, then the two of them took off to Vietnam for the better part of a year. He came back with stories — and opinions about noodle soup.
"Texas or Vietnam: better food?"
The Hayakawa family takes board games seriously, and Kadin loves every minute at that table. Show up with strategy. Or don't — they'll adopt you either way.
"Which game ends friendships in your family?"
№5
In Florida he lived up the road from Cape Canaveral, where rocket launches are basically a neighborhood event. He watched them streak over the beach more times than he can count. It never once got old.
"Wait — you've seen a real launch?"
Hole 11 · Par 3
Yes, he's great with kids. No, you may not keep the baby.
Hole 14 · Par 4
Kadin's world runs on the people he loves — and yes, that means there's a board, and the board votes. Be likable. Because if this list doesn't approve? Cya.
Hole 16 · Par 4
Kadin collects good people the way he collects birdies. Beach nights, launch viewings, league nights at the pool hall, spontaneous singalongs when the guitar comes out — his crew shows up for all of it.
Date Kadin and the friend group comes standard: loyal, hilarious, and genuinely welcoming. Inside-joke onboarding takes about a week.
Hole 18 · The Final Hole
You've read the scorecard. You know about the fishing trip. The committee awaits. If you're kind, funny, and can tolerate one (1) enthusiastic golf recap per outing — say hi. He's genuinely worth it.
Serious inquiries welcome. Funny ones go to the top of the queue.