A month of water and power failures has left the isolated Kalaupapa settlement on Molokai without electricity, and residents are losing stockpiled food they cannot easily replace.

• Dozens of residents still cannot safely return home after a broken water pump forced an evacuation earlier this month.
• Thieves broke into empty homes during the evacuation, stealing and vandalizing property.
• A hurricane then knocked out the power line, leaving the settlement dark for four days.
• The electric company needs access from a private landowner before crews and helicopters can repair the line.
• Because the community is cut off by road, residents stock food a year at a time, so the spoilage is a major loss for the 75 people there.

Outlook: State officials and Hawaiian Electric are pushing to restore power quickly, but residents and patients cannot return until both water and electricity are reliable.