When Pale Napa Lavaka Kuliloa was born in 1852, his father, Viliami Fehoko Manavahetau Nganatatafu, was 22 and his mother, Mohelata Na'auli Lavaka, was 19. He married Palutea Tapueluelu in 1892, in Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died about 1915, at the age of 63.