Don't think it's kudzu from what I can tell about the leaves. But...do you have a very clear close-up of the leaf--can't see enough detail to tell if it is palmate or simply very deeply notched, or even better, as SRS suggested, a good botanical sketch. Also, from the backlighting can not tell the color of the bud. What color and shape are buds and blooms? When does it bloom? Flower stems--are they in the leaf axils or terminal buds? Are just the stems hairy or are the leaves also. Odor or aroma when leaves are crushed?

Alan C. had e-mailed me about a vine recently that he described very similarly. Perhaps he has managed to key it out by now.

Janie