He studied philosophy under the Australian empiricist John Anderson and in 1963 launched an educational institute named ‘Atenisi (Tongan for Athens, to pay homage to the ancient Greek philosophers, Herakleitos in particular).
Helu õppis filosoofiat Austraalia empiristi John Andersoni juures ning asutas 1963 õppeasutuse nimega ‘Atenisi Instituut (tonga keeles Ateena, austusest Vana-Kreeka filosoofide, eriti Herakleitose vastu).