here's chris mcginnis. thank you for being here, chris, and for bringing your hawaii spirit to us. >> ready to jump on that plane. >> we all are. what's happening with hawaii? you call it hawaii's murky reopening in your sf gate column. why is that? >> that's happened with hawaii, they've been wanting to reopen for the past three months. they started out saying they were going to reopen in august. then they said september, then they said october 1st. then they moved it to october 15th, which is tomorrow and what the governor of hawaii has done is now requiring that everyone who goes to hawaii has to get a covid test within 72 hours of their departure and once you have that test and you get to hawaii you're no longer subject to a 14-day quarantine, which was keeping a lot of people away from hawaii ever since the pandemic began. >> in order to get this covid test it has to be an approved test by the state of hawaii? >> right. >> what is an approved test? how do you know which is approved? >> there are -- and

travel writer chris mcginnis is planning to fly to visit parents for thanksgiving. they're senior citizens. >> i'm taking a test the day before i depart. when i get to atlanta, i'll do a spit test. >> reporter: we're at sfo. i've never traveled like this before. i'm with my son. we're all geared up. >> reporter: number two, prep your safety gear. that's me walking through newark international for my one and only flight of 2020. ment i traveled with my husband and son and brought bags filled with masks, shields and sanitizers. this travel blogger puts her gear to the test days before going on a trip. >> i had an entire mask bag on our last road trip. i think it was maybe a dozen masks for every person in the family. >> reporter: number three, if you're road tripping, plan your route carefully including bathroom stops. >> we do a lot of preparation. we're doing a lot more packing things from home and bringing it with us in the car because you never know when the supply situation is going to be like at your destination. >> number four, if you're flying, know what to ex