Ono Kine Grindz, one of the most popular Hawaii food blogs, was effectively shuttered earlier this year when Reid decided that he needed a change. He signed off in September promising to return... leaving many of us hungry for more.

Today, Reid posted a brief update at the original Ono Kine Grindz blog hosted at Typepad, announcing that he'd set up shop at a new location, at his own domain: OnoKineGrindz.net.

Reid previously noted that the move would probably hurt his search engine rankings and lose him a few readers, but I have no doubt his many fans would follow him anywhere. And spreading the word about his new site couldn't hurt!

"There has been an overwhelming amount of interest in this site over the last several months so I am kind of excited that people still want to hear what I have to say — even after all that has happened over the last 4 1/2 years," he wrote.

Absolutely. I can't wait to read more of Reid's culinary adventures in 2009.