The problem with the hula hoe - and I have one - is that it only takes off the top of the weeds, which grow right back.
Weeds where I am have deep roots and need to be pulled out by hand or by a weeding tool. Husband put down weed barrier cloths around parts of the yard, which I am systematically pulling out - they don’t work and, according to my landscaper, block oxygen getting into the soil which can harm my large shade trees.