Here’s an easy way to make your next coffee or dessert count. Through Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1, the Chao Group is giving 100% of the profits from select seasonal drinks and desserts at participating restaurants, including Chao, Thirty Eight, Nori Bar and Paradise Poke, to Easterseals Hawaii, Hawaii News Now reported on Nov. 14. The money supports Easterseals Hawaii’s early intervention, adult services and autism programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Eight restaurant locations around the island are taking part, from Nuʻuanu to Pearl City and Hawaiʻi Kai.
What to order, and where
Vietnamese iced coffee with pumpkin spice cold foam
- Chao, Nuʻuanu: 1613 Nuʻuanu Ave., #A12
- Thirty Eight, Iwilei: 1135 N. Nimitz Hwy., Unit E
Pumpkin pie ice cream
- Nori Bar, Ward: 1000 Auahi St.
- Nori Bar, Waikīkī: 2255 Kūhiō Ave.
Chilled pumpkin crunch dessert
- Paradise Poke, Nuʻuanu: 1613 Nuʻuanu Ave. (same center as Chao)
- Paradise Poke, Waikīkī: at the Ilikai, 1777 Ala Moana Blvd.
- Paradise Poke, Pearl City: 1029 Makolu St.
- Paradise Poke, Hawaiʻi Kai: 333 Keahole St.
The campaign runs through Tuesday, Dec. 1. Items are seasonal, so if one sells out, ask what else is part of the fundraiser.
While you’re at Chao
Chao is a contemporary Vietnamese restaurant in the Nuʻuanu Shopping Center, open seven days a week for lunch, happy hour, dinner and brunch, according to its website. The restaurant says it won HONOLULU Magazine Hale ʻĀina Awards in 2026 for best Vietnamese and best new restaurant.
On Hawaii News Now’s Sunrise segment, chef Bryan Villanueva showed off three dishes worth building a visit around:
- A5 wagyu beef pho, made with a beef broth that simmers for about 24 hours
- Beef carpaccio
- Bánh mì with roast pork, jalapeños, cucumbers and Vietnamese mayonnaise
Pair the bánh mì with the pumpkin spice Vietnamese iced coffee and you’ve done your good deed for the day.
Know before you go
- When: now through Giving Tuesday, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026
- Chao hours: Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday is all-day brunch (Chao’s website lists two different Sunday closing times, 8 and 9 p.m., so call ahead for a late Sunday visit)
- Chao phone: (808) 888-0166; chaohawaii.com
- Who benefits: Easterseals Hawaii
Looking for more holiday food deals and dinner plans? See our Thanksgiving 2026 guide and our Black Friday 2026 guide.
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Sources
- Hawaii News Now, “What’s Cooking: Here’s how dining at Chao Hawaii can support a local cause,” Annalisa Burgos and HNN Staff (Nov. 14, 2026): https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/11/15/heres-how-dining-chao-hawaii-can-support-local-cause/
- Chao Hawaii website (address, hours, awards; checked Nov. 15, 2026): https://www.chaohawaii.com/
- Paradise Poke location addresses: Google Business listings (checked Nov. 15, 2026); Nori Bar and Thirty Eight addresses: directory.oahulocal.com listings
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