When Lasalosi Manu was born in 1905, in 'Eua, Tonga, his father, Saimone Manu Akikipeau, was 40 and his mother, Sela-Nofo-Kau-'Alu, was 38. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with 'Ana Fusipala Soakai. He died in 1937, at the age of 32, and was buried in Haatua, Tongatapu, Tonga.