You can grow kiwi from seeds. It's not too difficult.
I think the seeds need to be freshly taken out of a fruit though.
I grew some under artificial light, in a container covered over by clear plastic to prevent the soil from drying out.
They actually grow very fast.
The only downside is that growing by seed you have a 50% chance it will turn out to be a male or female, which still isn't too bad since you will need a male to pollinate the female to get fruit.
Supposedly golden kiwi is just a little bit less hardy than regular kiwi, but I know they can survive through a normal winter in zone 8a.