The primary election is almost here. You may even have received your ballot in the mail by the time you read this.

But if you live on the North Shore, the West Side of Oahu or the Kakaako-Downtown Honolulu area there’s still an opportunity to come to one of our election-themed pop-up newsrooms and meet the candidates.

On Monday, reporter Blaze Lovell will host a discussion with Sheila Medeiros, the Republican challenger for House District 43 that covers Kapolei and Makakilo. This is one of the few seats in the Hawaii Legislature where the incumbent is a Republican, Kanani Souza.

But Souza has declined to participate in this forum so the floor will be Medeiros’ alone. Souza has filed complaints with the Honolulu Police Department against Medeiros for harassment and has unsuccessfully tried to get restraining orders. Medeiros is a U.S. Army veteran and Souza is an attorney.

The lunchtime pop-up will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Kapolei High School.

On Wednesday, Lovell will host what promises to be another lively discussion in Haleiwa for the candidates for Senate District 23, covering the North Shore from Mokuleia over to Kaneohe. Former Sen. Clayton Hee and Ben Shafer, a theater technician, are facing off in the Democratic primary.

Sen. Brenton Awa, a Republican who now hold the seat but has no primary challenger, also plans to join the discussion.

The lunchtime forum, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is at the Haleiwa Gymnasium.

And on Friday, in what may be the hottest race in the state this year, Lovell will speak with businesswoman Kim Coco Iwamoto who is again challenging House Speaker Scott Saiki in the Democratic primary. But Saiki has declined our invitation to attend the session so people will have a chance to hear more from Iwamoto alone. She has come close to beating Saiki twice.

The forum is in Kakaako at Box Jelly from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

These election pop-ups are envisioned as a way to learn more about the candidates through civil discussion. Audience questions will be passed on to the candidates but the moderator is guiding things. Light pupus and beverages will be available.

There is plenty of time for mingling factored in. But they are not intended to be political rallies.

Click this link for a more details on these events.