It was in 2016 that Ho started cutting his own private deals. It wasn't until 2017—when various megacorps started throwing their resources behind Na Kama'aina plans—that Danforth's handlers realized what had happened. Apparently some hotheads came this close to icing Ho on the spot—probably by arranging for a "tragic accident"—so they could keep the reins in their own acquisitive hands. But wiser heads prevailed, realizing that having promoted Danforth Ho as the True and Rightful King and all that, now they were stuck with him. And by this time, the people were following Ho, not the leadership of Na Kama'aina . . .