I've seen pics and video of that kid and another micro-grom surfing HUUUUUge!!! Honolua Bay. Kid charges big waves too.
Here is a glimpse at the talent in HI's youth...including Eli. All stand out but Eli has something special...dare I say Slater like...but 2016 not 1986. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCfCF14BipU
Prodigy or reborn master? A prodigy in any art, is it due to reincarnation? I don't think I surfed in a past life, just dove and swam. It took awhile for me to get even decent. My tai chi instructor told me what I learn this go around will make me a higher level practitioner in the next rebirth cycle. I'm not saying I believe it, but it's believable.
Every now and then, one can reach back in time and find cool words that are very precise in their descriptive nature. Hogwash is one of them, o bagus. Very fitting for the moment, o bagus.