BROSNAN SHOPPED FOR PANAMA HAT AT ROYAL HAWAIIAN

PEOPLE IN PARADISE: That was actor Pierce Brosnan shopping at Jim Tomasi's Newt at the Royal shop at the Royal Hawaiian hotel, trying on and purchasing a Montecristi Panama hat. "I didn't recognize him at first and was instructing him about the way to wear a hat, how to handle the hat, proportions of a hat that would suit him," said Tomasi. "Then I really looked at him when I put this hat on him ... and realized, oh my gosh, this is 007 in my shop." Keely Shaye Smith, Brosnan's wife, was patiently waiting. Brosnan agreed to pose for a photo with his purchase, something Tomasi generally does. For the record, according to Tomasi, "Brosnan has a larger than ordinary size head (7fi"), which, of course, fits his larger-than-life persona." ...

Actress Michelle Rodriguez, who will portray Ana-Lucia Cortez, a survivor from the other side of the island on ABC's "Lost," found her way to an early dinner at Compadres Bar & Grill at Ward Centre on Monday night. You remember her from such flicks as "The Fast and the Furious" and "Blue Crush." ...

And fresh from a concert in Hiroshima, Carlos Santana visited his Maui home and opted to have folks in for dinner. The goodies were take-out orders from Compadres Bar & Grill at the Lahaina Cannery Mall, with operations manager Steve Austin tending to arrangements. ...

here 'n' there: The cast of Saint Louis School's "Aida," off to Edinburgh, Scotland, surprised the folks at Scotland Theatre, who had expected an all-boys crew. "They were pleasantly surprised to learn that we recruited from our sister schools to perform the female parts," said Raymond Abregano, who is accompanying director Kyle Kakuno and the high schoolers on the visit. Tani Lynn Fujimoto (appearing as Ameris) impressed the folks; the Church Hill Theatre artistic director called the production "jaw-dropping," and the Saint Louis gents, wearing surfing shorts with heavy jackets, amazed those gathered in chilly climes for the theater festival. ...

Gideon Toeplitz, interim president and CEO of the Honolulu Symphony, got a cultural fix last weekend when he attended First Friday, accompanied by arts booster and publicist Lisa Josephsohn. Met a host of key cultural movers and shakers, including Sarah Richards and Burton White from the Hawai'i Theatre, where Toeplitz took in the Hawaii Opera Theatre/Golden Key Opera Company bill of Gian Carlo Menotti works, "The Telephone" and "The Medium"; Henry Akina, Karen Tiller and Gordon Svec, from HOT; David de la Torre, from the Hawai'i State Art Museum; Tim Bostock, a local presenter and president of Honolulu Theatre for Youth; voice teachers Neva Rego and Betty Grierson; Ballet Hawaii board members Jerri Lynch and husband Jerry Lynch; and arts writer-artist Lynn Cook. ...

And it was all in the 'ohana for Leslie Goldman, a producer-performer in the Menotti operas at the Hawai'i. Proud mom Sally Parker, her husband Donald, their daughter Natalie Parker, Sally's daughter Beth Bowlan Harbottle and hubby Ikaika, Sally's daughter Meghan Goldman Buck, and Leslie's uncle Duke Edwards (from Midland, Texas) were among the audience. Ditto, cousins TJ, Sally and Susie Morris from Ponca City, Okla., and Tripp and Margo Edwards from Midland. ...

Steve Dinion, Honolulu Symphony percussionist (who was part of the Golden Key opera orchestra last weekend), dined at 12th Avenue Grill, where diners included locals such as Hawaii Restaurant Association president Bill Tobin with his family and former Broadway-TV performer Steve Harmon. ...

RANDOM NOTES: "Entertainment Tonight" will be taping a segment at the Turtle Bay Resort on Tuesday, when Buena Vista Home Entertainment celebrates the DVD launch of ABC's "Lost" series. Bonnie Tiegel, senior supervising producer for both "ET" and "The Insider," is sending over a crew to cover the event for next-day viewing on the syndicated show-biz program. ...

Spouse Eliot Tiegel also will be visiting. His tome, "Invasion! The Latinization of America and Its Impact on Show Business," is being published this fall by Phoenix Books of Beverly Hills. The book includes details about the large Hawai'i Hispanic community via interviews with several locals, such as John Iervolino of Quiet Storm Records, entertainer Rolando Sanchez, radio personalities Nancy Ortiz, Audrey Rocha Reed and Ray Cruz, plus chats with Tom Moffatt and the Latin troupers he's brought to the Islands over the years. ...

And that's Show Biz. ...