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(M) Television and radio equipment(i.e. antenna, dishes) accessory to R-3 Occupancies. Supports or towers for television and radio equipment six feet or less in height; or (N) Air conditioners that are: in Residential R-3 Occupancy, window-mounted, and do not impair emergency egress; or portable air conditioning systems; or (2) Installation and/or construction of temporary tents or other coverings used for private family parties or for camping on approved campgrounds, in accordance with article 4 (camping), and article 5 (picnics) of chapter 5; or (3) Painting and decorating; or (4) Repairs, excluding any installation or construction work otherwise exempted in subsection (a), that involve only the replacement of component parts or existing work with similar materials for the purpose of maintenance and do not cost over $7,500 per structure in any twelve-month period, and do not affect or modify any existing electrical or mechanical installations. Repairs that cost over $7,500 per structure in any twelve-month period or that include additions, changes, or modifications to construction or structures, exit facilities, permanent fixtures, or equipment shall not be exempted from this section; or (5) Replacement of solar water heating components (i.e. panels, tanks) in the same location and of the same type; or (6) Agricultural buildings, structures, and appurtenances exempt from building permit and building code requirements pursuant to section 46-88, Hawaii Revised Statutes; or (7) Work located primarily in a public way, public utility towers, bridges, poles, mechanical equipment not specifically regulated in the construction code, and hydraulic flood control structures; or (8) Work performed under the jurisdiction or control of the: (A) State department of transportation at state harbors,pursuant to section 266-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes; or (B) State department of accounting and general services. (b) The foregoing exemptions from permit requirements shall not be deemed to: (1) Allow any building work to be done in a manner contrary to other provisions of the construction code; or (2) Authorize violation of article 3, pertaining to other work, or of other applicable laws. Section 5-3-23. Electrical work; exempt. (a) A permit shall not be required for the following electrical work: (1) Electrical work and installations to which the provisions of this chapter and chapter 5D, the electrical code, are expressly declared to be not applicable. 24