When Latai Makasini Tufulele was born about 1886, in Ha'apai, Tonga, her father, Viliami Tufulele Pasi, was 26 and her mother, Lesieli Veatama, was 28. She married Vili Tonu Latu about 1893, in Pangai, Ha'apai, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died about 17 July 1947, in Lofanga Island, Ha'apai, Tonga, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lofanga Island, Ha'apai, Tonga.