In recent months we’ve seen a handful of Hawaiian-inspired ventures island-lifing Seattle food. There’s Fusion on the Run, the sandwich-and-taco truck of surf girl Cassandra Seaman. More recent to roll out is Pai’s, slinger of that Polynesian mainstay the plate lunch.

Now comes Pau Hana, which takes over the former Huiyona space on Tenth Avenue. Three pals from Oahu are running the place, two of them homegrown Hawaiians and the third a Seattle native.

Peter Duane is that Seatowner; he owned an island-side restaurant for three-and-a-half years before relocating back here. Ask him to navigate Pau’s mostly $10-and-under menu and he’ll point you to the barbecued chicken, kalbi short ribs, and kalua suckling pig swaddled in banana leaves.

The trio first opened Pau’s doors November 16, but they’re hosting an official kickoff bash this weekend, December 3 and 4 starting at 4pm. Duane says $5 pupus (that means appetizers) are being served—kalua pig sliders, sweet-chili chicken wings, pork nachos, coconut shrimp. You can take $1 off draft beers, too.

If you can’t make the party, here are some other Hawaiian escapes where you can hang (ten).