diff --git a/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/precompile/hash_map.cc b/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/precompile/hash_map.cc
index 4b22bf09c..3f3b89774 100644
--- a/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/precompile/hash_map.cc
+++ b/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/precompile/hash_map.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace precompile {
       typename arrow::internal::HashTraits<arrow::TYPENAME>::MemoTableType;            \
   class HASHMAPNAME::Impl : public MEMOTABLETYPE {                                     \
    public:                                                                             \
-    Impl(arrow::MemoryPool* pool) : MEMOTABLETYPE(pool) {}                             \
+    Impl(arrow::MemoryPool* pool) : MEMOTABLETYPE(pool, 128) {}                             \
   };                                                                                   \
                                                                                        \
   HASHMAPNAME::HASHMAPNAME(arrow::MemoryPool* pool) {                                  \
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ TYPED_ARROW_HASH_MAP_IMPL(StringHashMap, StringType, arrow::util::string_view,
 TYPED_ARROW_HASH_MAP_DECIMAL_IMPL(Decimal128HashMap, Decimal128Type, arrow::Decimal128,
                                   DecimalMemoTableType)
 #undef TYPED_ARROW_HASH_MAP_IMPL
-
+#undef TYPED_ARROW_HASH_MAP_DECIMAL_IMPL
 }  // namespace precompile
 }  // namespace sparkcolumnarplugin
diff --git a/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/precompile/unsafe_array.h b/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/precompile/unsafe_array.h
index 05b585854..42b0c2fe3 100644
--- a/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/precompile/unsafe_array.h
+++ b/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/precompile/unsafe_array.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class TypedUnsafeArray<DataType, enable_if_string_like<DataType>> : public Unsaf
     if (!skip_null_check_ && typed_array_->IsNull(i)) {
       setNullAt((*unsafe_row).get(), idx_);
     } else {
-      auto v = typed_array_->GetString(i);
+      auto v = typed_array_->GetView(i);
       appendToUnsafeRow((*unsafe_row).get(), idx_, v);
     }
     return arrow::Status::OK();
diff --git a/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/third_party/row_wise_memory/unsafe_row.h b/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/third_party/row_wise_memory/unsafe_row.h
index 5eb137b4b..33f9ce473 100644
--- a/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/third_party/row_wise_memory/unsafe_row.h
+++ b/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/third_party/row_wise_memory/unsafe_row.h
@@ -118,7 +118,17 @@ static inline void appendToUnsafeRow(UnsafeRow* row, const int& index,
   // move the cursor forward.
   row->cursor += numBytes;
 }
+static inline void appendToUnsafeRow(UnsafeRow* row, const int& index,
+                                     arrow::util::string_view str) {
+  int numBytes = str.size();
+  // int roundedSize = roundNumberOfBytesToNearestWord(numBytes);
+
+  // zeroOutPaddingBytes(row, numBytes);
+  memcpy(row->data + row->cursor, str.data(), numBytes);
 
+  // move the cursor forward.
+  row->cursor += numBytes;
+}
 static inline void appendToUnsafeRow(UnsafeRow* row, const int& index,
                                      const arrow::Decimal128& dcm) {
   int numBytes = 16;