>>512925235>A council decides?Yes, worker councils are the most common idea of governance among Communists of all kinds. The word "Soviet" basically means "worker council" in Russian, as a matter of fact, the name "Soviet Union" means "union of worker councils."
>Who's on the council?Anyone, or potentially everyone, depending on the system. It could be democratic, direct democracy, or it could be a system of role switching where everyone gets a temporary turn in a government position in constant rotation.
>Hawaiians?>People who already live there?Well, yes, you would have to live in a district to be on that district's council and govern said district. That is how the district stays community-oriented.
The "people who already live there" part could include you, if you petitioned their council, and they had an apartment or condo or home or whatever that met your material needs.
>People voted into their seats?Again, that is certainly one way of the two most common ways to do it. Democracy, either direct or representative (ideally direct), is one; role switching is the other.
>So a commune has freedom to put whatever laws into effect that they agree upon?Assuming it doesn't come into conflict with said article of federation, which would mostly only outline the necessity for the common ownership of property - go crazy on the rest of it.
>Like a community could give people who do things like change the plumbing into newer pipes little gifts like tokens that can be used to redeem benefits like for getting a plot in the community garden?Absolutely, most certainly. Community decision making through democracy and direct action.
>Let's say somebody has lived in a neighborhood in Hawaii for ten years. Should they be required to move out so somebody else may have a turn living there?Distribution based on need. You keep the home as long as your material need matches those that are provided by the home. A family of 4 needs a 4 bedroom, not some random lonely dude.