Mele Hamasaki is a senior principal product designer, independent web designer, and film producer rooted in Hawai‘i and based in Los Angeles.
Her creative practice spans digital systems and cinematic storytelling - from designing intuitive tools that shape how designers work, to producing films that center intergenerational healing, connection to land, and grace for the human experience.
Whether it is leading a design system at scale or bringing a story to life on screen, Mele moves with clarity, empathy, and an eye for the unseen ✶
Design
Renkon Project
January - August 2025
Web Designer
Yahoo
April 2025 - Present
Senior Principal Product Designer
Coinbase
February 2024 - January 2025
Staff Product Designer, Design Systems
Puʻuhonua Society
September 2024 - Present
Web Designer {Contract}
Umi
July - September 2024
Design Mentor
Coinbase
August 2022 - February 2024
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems
Farmlink Hawai’i
September - November 2023
Design Mentor
Coinbase
June 2021 - August 2022
Product Designer, Design Systems
TOQA ✶
January 2020 - January 2022
Web Designer {Contract}
Workday
April 2020 - June 2021
Product Designer III (Design Systems)
Workday
September 2018 - April 2020
Product Designer II (Design Systems)
Workday
June 2017 - September 2017
Product Design Intern
Siegel+Gale
June 2016 - August 2016
UX Design Intern
Producing
Don’t Tell Mama, dir. Chloe Leigh King
Narrative Short. Coming Soon.
Producer
Memory as Missionary Position, dir. Brigitte Leilani Axelrode
Experimental Short. May 2025.
Producer
Tutuvi Tutuvi Tutuvi ✶
Fashion Show. August 10, 2024.
Producer
Huli, dir. Daniel Croix
Narrative Short. 2024.
Associate Producer
Huli of Consciousness ✶ at the Honolulu Museum of Art
Film Screening. January 13, 2024
Producer
Education
Ka Maka ‘Īnana
Ethical Design in Hawaiian Context
March - May 2023
DePaul University, Chicago IL
Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction
September 2017 - June 2018
Bachelor of Science in User Experience Design & Graphic Design
September 2013 - June 2017
High School Diploma from ʻIolani School
Boards
Tropic Editions
June 2023 - Present
Board Member