What adaptations would an elephant's trunk need to have human-like prehensility?

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In my world, A hurricane has washed a group of 8,000 pachyderms off of Afro-Eurasia and onto a large island cluster. Due to the island rule, dwarfism ensues, and the population is made of of a group of tiny elephants that are 3 feet at the shoulder in adulthood. These elephant are, however, highly intelligent, with complex social behaviour and use of basic tools.

Question: What type of adaptations would grant human-like prehensility to their trunks to facilitate tool use?

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