{"id":220803,"date":"2016-02-15T06:01:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T20:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=220803"},"modified":"2016-02-15T06:01:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T20:01:55","slug":"2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Tinian Hot Pepper Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOTOS By JON PEREZ<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-220803 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-1\/'>Pika-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220804'>\n\t\t\t\tDevon sings shows off some of his winning moves in the kendama competition in the elementary division in last Saturday\u2019s Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival at Kammer Beach.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-2\/'>Pika-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220805'>\n\t\t\t\tCody Dela Cruz, left, competes against Jasper Borja in the kendama elementary division. Dela Cruz was second.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-3\/'>Pika-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220806'>\n\t\t\t\tAiden Borja finished third in the kendama elementary division. A kendama is a traditional Japanese toy that has three cups, a ball tied in a string, and a spike.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-4\/'>Pika-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220807'>\n\t\t\t\tBrandon Santos, left, cheers on his opponent in the high school division of the kendama competition.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-5\/'>Pika-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220808'>\n\t\t\t\tBrandon Santos was the high school kendama champion.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-6\/'>Pika-pix-6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220809'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the competitors in the kendama high school competition performs one of his tricks.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-7\/'>Pika-pix-7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220810'>\n\t\t\t\tCheryl Castro, left, prepares to husk the coconut in the women\u2019s husking and grinding contest.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-8\/'>Pika-pix-8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220811'>\n\t\t\t\tRita Sanchez quickly grates the coconut in the women\u2019s husking and grinding contest. She and teammate Emily Manglona was the fastest pair.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-9\/'>Pika-pix-9<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220812'>\n\t\t\t\tAna Cabael yearly joins the festival and has her own booth that sells clothes and toys.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-10\/'>Pika-pix-10<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220813'>\n\t\t\t\tLocal band the Trio\u2014Arlan Agador, Nikita Mendiola, and Julian Hofschneider\u2014serenaded the crowd with a variety of acoustic songs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-11\/'>Pika-pix-11<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220814'>\n\t\t\t\tThe XO female group entertained the crowd with a hip hop dance number.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-tinian-hot-pepper-festival\/pika-pix-12\/'>Pika-pix-12<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220815'>\n\t\t\t\tJoshua Q. 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