A collapsed roof left rotting food and dead fish inside a shuttered Kaimuki restaurant, and the smell is now driving customers away from the businesses next door.

• The roof of Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant caved in during lunch on August 18, hurting several elderly diners.
• More than a month later, food, dim sum, and tanks of fish and lobster are still sitting inside.
• Cleaners were sent in once, but the ceiling collapsed again and the work stopped.
• Neighbors say the smell carries for blocks and could be a public health risk.
• Nearby shops, including the kitchen right next door, say foot traffic is down, and some are covering the worst spots with garbage bags themselves.

Outlook: State and city agencies are working on the cleanup, but until the building is made safe enough to enter, the smell and the lost business are likely to continue.