A month after a Kaimukī restaurant's roof caved in, neighboring businesses are dealing with the smell of food left rotting inside — bad for the shops nearby and for the building's owners.

• The roof of Happy Days restaurant collapsed in mid-August, and the building is still closed off as unsafe.
• Food was left behind inside and is now rotting, with the smell strong enough that nearby shops have to shut doors and windows.
• Business owners are worried about rats, and say food is still sitting out on the tables.
• Cleaners went in weeks ago to pull food out, but the roof caved in further and it is unclear how much they got.

Outlook: The state health department says the owners are struggling to get inside safely, so the smell is likely to linger until the city clears the next steps on the building.