Honolulu police said Thursday they don’t know yet whether a case of attempted child kidnapping Wednesday in Kahaluu is related to any of a string of reported incidents involving strangers and schoolchildren.

In fact, they said, there’s no evidence linking any of the reports following the original pair of crimes in Ewa Beach — one classified as a harassment case on Sept. 18, the other a terroristic threatening case on Sept. 22.

What’s more, no tips have been received following the public release of a sketch of the suspect in those cases, said police Sgt. Kim Buffett of Honolulu CrimeStoppers.

The man was described as having a partially shaved head, a bright red mohawk and a tattoo of elongated diamonds across his forehead, plus a tribal tattoo across his arm at the elbow.

"With that description, we should have received a lot of phone calls," Buffett said. "But we did not."

Buffett said the fear generated in the wake of the original incidents grew out of media reports, some of which played up the use of white vans driven by suspects.

"At no time did a white van stop and abduct people," she said.

The state Department of Education said the first kidnapping attempt occurred after school Sept. 18 when a white van drove up to a group of students on Keaunui Drive in Ewa Beach. A male in the passenger seat asked the Keoneula Elementary School students to get in the van. They ran away.

The second Oahu report of an attempted kidnapping occurred Wednesday when the state Department of Education said police were called to Kahaluu Elementary School after an incident at 1:25 p.m. involving a 7-year-old boy.

The boy fled after a male suspect threatened him off-campus, according to a police report. No description of the suspect was released.

On Maui, meanwhile, detectives are investigating a report of an attempted abduction of a 10-year-old Pukalani boy last week.

The boy told police he was approached by a man while he was walking in the Pukalani area at 2:51 p.m. Sept. 26. The suspect told the boy, "Come here."

The boy was able to break free and run away. Police searched the area but did not find the suspect.

Teresa Bell, Honolulu Police Department spokeswoman, said parents and students are always urged to exercise caution as they travel to and from school, and that the public schools are doing the right thing in notifying police when any kind of incident occurs.

Most elementary and middle schools sent letters home last month with safety tips for parents to review with their children, according to the DOE. The tips include staying away from strangers, never accepting a ride with a stranger, avoiding walking anywhere alone and reporting any suspicious activity to a trusted adult.

Until Wednesday the incidents that occurred following the original crimes were reports of suspicious activity — children who were approached or followed near schools, Buffett said.

Star-Advertiser reporter Gregg K. Kakesako contributed to this report.