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With less than a week until the end of the legislative session, fewer than half of Hawaii’s 76 lawmakers have filed their 2011 .

The politicians aren’t doing anything wrong though.

Hawaii doesn’t require the forms to be filed with the state until after the session ends.

What that means is that the public can’t know about possible conflicts of interest at the Legislature for as long as two years after a lawmaker casts a vote or pushes a bill.

As of Friday, six days before the end of session, 30 legislators had filed, about 40 percent. Of those 30, 12 were filed by freshman lawmakers, who are required to report within 30 days of their election. Of the state’s veteran politicians, 18 filed while the Legislature was still in session.

The results are following a trend. In January, Civil Beat reported that the vast majority of 2010 politicians filed their disclosures after the session concluded.

A would have addressed this loophole, but it was gutted and turned into an unsuccessful effort to make it easier for lawmakers to accept gifts.

The disclosures are important because they list income, sources of income, real estate and other financial investments.

Of the 18 veteran lawmakers who filed their disclosures, one representative, Della Belatti, filed in January. Nine others filed in February, three filed in March and the rest in April.

A full list of the lawmakers who have filed their financial disclosures is included below. The list was provided by the Ethics Commission. The reason that some of the filing dates are listed as “Unknown” is because those reports have not yet been posted online.

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