diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/am/array/AbstractOperatorFromSubplanRewrite.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/am/array/AbstractOperatorFromSubplanRewrite.java
index 3328127..1aa2bee 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/am/array/AbstractOperatorFromSubplanRewrite.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/am/array/AbstractOperatorFromSubplanRewrite.java
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
                 break;
         }
 
-        return combinedCondition;
+        return combinedCondition.cloneExpression();
     }
 
     private SelectOperator getSelectFromPlan(AggregateOperator subplanRoot) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/am/array/JoinFromSubplanRewrite.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/am/array/JoinFromSubplanRewrite.java
index f4fa0fc..7f003a5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/am/array/JoinFromSubplanRewrite.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/am/array/JoinFromSubplanRewrite.java
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@
             LogicalVariable newVar = context.newVar();
             VariableReferenceExpression newVarRef = new VariableReferenceExpression(newVar);
             newVarRef.setSourceLocation(joinOp.getSourceLocation());
-            AssignOperator newAssign =
-                    new AssignOperator(newVar, new MutableObject<>(arg.getValue().cloneExpression()));
-            newAssign.setSourceLocation(arg.getValue().getSourceLocation());
+            Mutable<ILogicalExpression> clonedArgRef = new MutableObject<>(arg.getValue().cloneExpression());
+            AssignOperator newAssign = new AssignOperator(newVar, clonedArgRef);
+            newAssign.setSourceLocation(clonedArgRef.getValue().getSourceLocation());
             newAssign.setExecutionMode(joinOp.getExecutionMode());
 
             // Place the new ASSIGN in the appropriate join branch.
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinEnum.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinEnum.java
index 4d9511e..891c82d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinEnum.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinEnum.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.annotations.IndexedNLJoinExpressionAnnotation;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.annotations.SecondaryIndexSearchPreferenceAnnotation;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.declared.DataSource;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.declared.DataSourceId;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.Index;
@@ -296,6 +297,25 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+    public boolean findUseIndexHint(AbstractFunctionCallExpression condition) {
+        if (condition.getFunctionIdentifier().equals(AlgebricksBuiltinFunctions.AND)) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < condition.getArguments().size(); i++) {
+                ILogicalExpression expr = condition.getArguments().get(i).getValue();
+                if (expr.getExpressionTag().equals(LogicalExpressionTag.FUNCTION_CALL)) {
+                    AbstractFunctionCallExpression AFCexpr = (AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expr;
+                    if (AFCexpr.hasAnnotation(SecondaryIndexSearchPreferenceAnnotation.class)) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (condition.getExpressionTag().equals(LogicalExpressionTag.FUNCTION_CALL)) {
+            if (condition.hasAnnotation(SecondaryIndexSearchPreferenceAnnotation.class)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public int findJoinNodeIndexByName(String name) {
         for (int i = 1; i <= this.numberOfTerms; i++) {
             if (name.equals(jnArray[i].datasetNames.get(0))) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinNode.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinNode.java
index bddf875..417f178 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinNode.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinNode.java
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@
         return PlanNode.NO_PLAN;
     }
 
-    protected void buildIndexPlan() {
+    protected void buildIndexPlan(boolean forceIndexPlan) {
         List<PlanNode> allPlans = joinEnum.allPlans;
         ICost opCost, totalCost;
 
         opCost = joinEnum.getCostMethodsHandle().costIndexScan(this);
         totalCost = opCost;
-        if (this.cheapestPlanIndex == PlanNode.NO_PLAN || opCost.costLT(this.cheapestPlanCost)) {
+        if (this.cheapestPlanIndex == PlanNode.NO_PLAN || opCost.costLT(this.cheapestPlanCost) || forceIndexPlan) {
             // for now just add one plan
             PlanNode pn = new PlanNode(allPlans.size(), joinEnum);
             pn.jn = this;
@@ -355,13 +355,15 @@
                 AbstractFunctionCallExpression afce = expr.getFuncExpr();
                 PredicateCardinalityAnnotation selectivityAnnotation =
                         afce.getAnnotation(PredicateCardinalityAnnotation.class);
-                if (selectivityAnnotation != null) {
+                if (joinEnum.findUseIndexHint(afce)) {
+                    buildIndexPlan(true);
+                } else if (selectivityAnnotation != null) {
                     sel = selectivityAnnotation.getSelectivity();
                     if (sel >= joinEnum.stats.SELECTIVITY_FOR_SECONDARY_INDEX_SELECTION) {
                         afce.putAnnotation(SkipSecondaryIndexSearchExpressionAnnotation
                                 .newInstance(Collections.singleton(chosenIndex.getIndexName())));
                     } else {
-                        buildIndexPlan();
+                        buildIndexPlan(false);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
index 9680667..baa3be1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
           <usedDependencies combine.children="append">
             <usedDependency>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common</usedDependency>
             <usedDependency>org.apache.asterix:asterix-geo</usedDependency>
-            <usedDependency>org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-annotations-api</usedDependency>
           </usedDependencies>
           <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>
             <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>org.apache.asterix:asterix-external-data:zip:*</ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>
@@ -879,10 +878,6 @@
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
-      <artifactId>tomcat-annotations-api</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <!-- Needed for inferring the schema for writing Parquet files -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.kitesdk</groupId>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-20.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-20.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ced081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-20.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use test;
+
+create dataset orders(id uuid not unknown) open type primary key `id` autogenerated;
+CREATE INDEX orderline_delivery_d ON orders(UNNEST o_orderline SELECT ol_delivery_d:STRING) EXCLUDE UNKNOWN KEY;
+
+/* Test with use-index hint on both arguments of AND condition, use-index hint is honored. */
+SELECT count(*) as revenue
+FROM   orders o, o.o_orderline ol
+WHERE  ol.ol_delivery_d  /*+ use-index (orderline_delivery_d) */ >= '2016-01-01 00:00:00.000000'
+  AND  ol.ol_delivery_d  /*+ use-index (orderline_delivery_d) */ < '2017-01-01 00:00:00.000000';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-21.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-21.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c925b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-21.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use test;
+
+create dataset orders(id uuid not unknown) open type primary key `id` autogenerated;
+CREATE INDEX orderline_delivery_d ON orders(UNNEST o_orderline SELECT ol_delivery_d:STRING) EXCLUDE UNKNOWN KEY;
+
+/* Test with conflicting use-index and skip-index hint on arguments of AND condition.
+   use-index wins and is honored */
+SELECT count(*) as revenue
+FROM   orders o, o.o_orderline ol
+WHERE  ol.ol_delivery_d  /*+ use-index (orderline_delivery_d) */ >= '2016-01-01 00:00:00.000000'
+  AND  ol.ol_delivery_d  /*+ skip-index (orderline_delivery_d) */ < '2017-01-01 00:00:00.000000';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query8.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query8.plan
index 4d5a668..3f740b0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query8.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query8.plan
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- PRE_SORTED_DISTINCT_BY  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$74(ASC), $$75(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$77(ASC), $$78(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
                                             -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (TestDataverse.Dataset2)  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                        -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (TestDataverse.Dataset2)  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                            -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query9.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query9.plan
index 5e62aa2..ed318b1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query9.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query9.plan
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- PRE_SORTED_DISTINCT_BY  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$104(ASC), $$105(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$108(ASC), $$109(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
                                             -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (TestDataverse.Dataset2)  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                        -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (TestDataverse.Dataset2)  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                            -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-20.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-20.plan
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c226460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-20.plan
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |UNPARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |UNPARTITIONED|
+    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |UNPARTITIONED|
+      -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
+        -- AGGREGATE  |UNPARTITIONED|
+          -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- BTREE_SEARCH (test.orders.orders)  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- PRE_SORTED_DISTINCT_BY  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- STABLE_SORT [$$56(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                            -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                -- BTREE_SEARCH (test.orders.orderline_delivery_d)  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                    -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-21.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-21.plan
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bde8ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-21.plan
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |UNPARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |UNPARTITIONED|
+    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |UNPARTITIONED|
+      -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
+        -- AGGREGATE  |UNPARTITIONED|
+          -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- BTREE_SEARCH (test.orders.orders)  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- PRE_SORTED_DISTINCT_BY  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- STABLE_SORT [$$55(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                            -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                -- BTREE_SEARCH (test.orders.orderline_delivery_d)  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                    -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query8.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query8.plan
index 4d5a668..ea7ceef 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query8.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query8.plan
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
                                             -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (TestDataverse.Dataset2)  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                        -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (TestDataverse.Dataset2)  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                            -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query9.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query9.plan
index 5e62aa2..b47e122 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query9.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/array-index/atomic-and-array-queries/query9.plan
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
                                             -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (TestDataverse.Dataset2)  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                        -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (TestDataverse.Dataset2)  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                            -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-10.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-10.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index c266c21..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-10.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$19(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-11.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-11.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index c266c21..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-11.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$19(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-12.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-12.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-12.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-13.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-13.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index c266c21..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-13.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$19(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-14.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-14.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index c266c21..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-14.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$19(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-15.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-15.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-15.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-16.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-16.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-16.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-17.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-17.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-17.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-3.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-3.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index c266c21..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-3.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$19(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-4.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-4.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-4.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-5.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-5.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-5.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-6.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-6.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-6.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-8.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-8.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-8.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-9.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-9.plan
deleted file mode 100644
index 86e54c9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results_cbo/btree-index-selection/hints-use-index/hints-use-index-9.plan
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN (test.tenk)  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.01.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.01.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a8d4b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.01.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+* Description  : Test warnings for multiple hints
+* Expected Res : Warning, ignore hint
+* Date         : 11/20/2022
+*/
+
+DROP dataverse tpch IF EXISTS;
+CREATE  dataverse tpch;
+
+USE tpch;
+
+
+CREATE TYPE OrderType AS {
+  o_orderkey : integer
+};
+
+CREATE TYPE CustomerType AS {
+  c_custkey : integer
+};
+
+CREATE TYPE NationType AS {
+  n_nationkey : integer,
+  n_name : string
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET orders(OrderType) PRIMARY KEY o_orderkey;
+
+CREATE DATASET customer(CustomerType) PRIMARY KEY c_custkey;
+
+CREATE DATASET nation(NationType) PRIMARY KEY n_nationkey;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d647b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+* Description  : Test warnings for multiple hints
+* Expected Res : Warning, ignore hint
+* Date         : 11/20/2022
+*/
+// requesttype=application/json
+// param max-warnings:json=10
+
+use tpch;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM customer c JOIN nation n
+ON c.c_nationkey /*+ hashjoin build (n) */ /*+ productivity n 100 */ = n.n_nationkey;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc8b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+* Description  : Test warnings for multiple hints
+* Expected Res : Warning, ignore hint
+* Date         : 11/20/2022
+*/
+// requesttype=application/json
+// param max-warnings:json=10
+
+use tpch;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM customer c JOIN nation n
+ON c.c_nationkey /*+ hashjoin build () */ /*+ productivity n 100.0 */ = n.n_nationkey;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5a74f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+* Description  : Test warnings for multiple hints
+* Expected Res : Warning, ignore hint
+* Date         : 11/20/2022
+*/
+// requesttype=application/json
+// param max-warnings:json=10
+
+use tpch;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM customer c JOIN nation n
+ON c.c_nationkey /*+ hashjoin build () */ /*+ productivity n 100 */ = n.n_nationkey;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff59f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "$1": 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff59f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "$1": 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff59f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "$1": 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
index 05f0219..a76f1fd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
@@ -15566,6 +15566,15 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="warnings" check-warnings="true">
+      <compilation-unit name="multiple-hints-warning">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">multiple-hints-warning</output-dir>
+        <expected-warn><![CDATA[ASX1132: Invalid specification for hint hashjoin. ASX1001: Syntax error: In line 1 >>build ()<< Encountered ")" at column 8.  (in line 30, at column 20)]]></expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn><![CDATA[ASX1132: Invalid specification for hint productivity. Invalid format for productivity values (in line 30, at column 46)]]></expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn><![CDATA[ASX1132: Invalid specification for hint productivity. Invalid format for productivity values (in line 30, at column 45)]]></expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn><![CDATA[ASX1132: Invalid specification for hint hashjoin. ASX1001: Syntax error: In line 1 >>build ()<< Encountered ")" at column 8.  (in line 30, at column 20)]]></expected-warn>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="warnings" check-warnings="true">
       <compilation-unit name="plan-warning">
         <output-dir compare="Text">plan-warning</output-dir>
         <expected-warn>HYR10007: Encountered a cross product join</expected-warn>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index 14a3487..4c2374a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@
               <usedDependency>io.netty:netty-resolver-dns</usedDependency>
               <usedDependency>io.netty:netty-codec-http2</usedDependency>
               <usedDependency>io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common</usedDependency>
-              <usedDependency>org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-annotations-api</usedDependency>
             </usedDependencies>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
@@ -471,10 +470,6 @@
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
-      <artifactId>tomcat-annotations-api</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
       <groupId>org.msgpack</groupId>
       <artifactId>msgpack-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
index 464efb4..007e9af 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
@@ -3704,7 +3704,10 @@
           );
           while (hintToken != null) {
             annotation = parseExpressionAnnotation(hintToken);
-            annotationList.add(annotation);
+            if (annotation != null) {
+                // annotation may be null if hints are malformed
+                annotationList.add(annotation);
+            }
             hintToken = hintToken.specialToken;
             if (hintToken != null) {
                 SourceLocation sourceLoc = getSourceLocation(hintToken);
diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index 1c9db43..a6d6342 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -1829,18 +1829,6 @@
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
         <version>${gcsjavasdk.version}</version>
-        <exclusions>
-          <!-- substitute org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-annotations-api, as it has a nicer license -->
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
-        <artifactId>tomcat-annotations-api</artifactId>
-        <version>10.1.5</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- Google Cloud Storage end -->
       <!-- Azure Data Lake start -->